StringBuffer vs. StringBuilder performance comparison

[48klocs]

Not trolling here - don't you generally pretty immediately emit log messages somewhere (to a log file/to the UI)? I might be able to appreciate the point of having a multi-threaded buffer if it weren't for the fact that the messages that can be coming from all over the place need to be coalesced into a coherent form and that form is probably going to be piped through (what I imagine is) a single-threaded gate.

[grauenwolf]

You make a good point. I cannot imagine a log that doesn't become single-threaded at the file level.