Use Date Based File Archiving with NLog

My quick and dirty way of doing it. The target tag is the most relevant part if you're already using NLog.

	<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
	<nlog xmlns="http://www.nlog-project.org/schemas/NLog.xsd"
	xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
	<!--
	See http://nlog-project.org/wiki/Configuration_file
	for information on customizing logging rules and outputs.
	-->
	<targets>
	<!-- add your targets here -->
	<target xsi:type="File" name="f" fileName="${basedir}/logs/NLogExperiment.log"
	archiveEvery="Day"
	archiveFileName="logs/NLogExperiment.{#}.log"
	archiveNumbering="Date"
	archiveDateFormat="yyyyMMdd"
	layout="${longdate} ${uppercase:${level}} ${message} ${exception:format=ToString:maxInnerExceptionLevel=9:innerExceptionSeparator=;}" />
	</targets>
	<rules>
	<!-- add your logging rules here -->
	<logger name="*" minlevel="Trace" writeTo="f" />
	</rules>
	</nlog>

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My Favorite .NET Code Decorations a.k.a. Attributes

[MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.Synchronized)]

The method can be executed by only one thread at a time. Locks the instance or, for static methods, the class.

[EditorBrowsable(EditorBrowsableState.Never)]

Hides a method from Intellisense.