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Logging is a great method to monitor the progress of a program while at the same time maintaining flexibility to control the output. Simply put, logging is just printing out statements during the runtime of an application. In another blog I described a simplistic method for logging - using System.out.println. More advanced logging libraries however go beyond just printing to the console - their flexibility allows control of when, how, and where to log.

Many logging libraries exist, ...

The Monty Hall problem is a statistical problem which originates from the television Game show Lets Make a Deal, hosted by Monty Hall. The game is simple: a contestant is presented 3 closed doors, behind one of which is a valuable prize (oftentimes described as a car, whereas the other doors have goats behind them). A contestant chooses a door. The host then opens one of the doors you did not choose, which does NOT contain the prize. Then the host asks - do you want to change your decision? What ...