std.experimental.logger formal review round 3

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On Tuesday, 25 November 2014 at 14:29:12 UTC, ponce wrote:
> Better XML parsers/JSON parsers/serialization/argument parsers 
> exist outside of Phobos currently, and in my opinion maybe they 
> didn't belong there in the first place.

Yes, it is often a good idea to standardize after solutions have 
been established.

Creating a good logger is harder than it sounds like as the 
logger have to used by everyone or else you have to deal with N 
incompatible versions in the same project due to different 
libraries using different loggers.

Starting with the interface with no performant proof of concept 
means you go for a long run. Starting with an existing performant 
solution and abstracting it into a cleaner interface would reach 
completion faster and with less risk of hitting gotchas later.

A logger that isn't good enough for just about everyone will 
become dead weight as people will gravitate towards an external 
adhoc standard solution instead (re Tango vs Phobos).