intermediateLogging
Why does log.info("msg={}", value) use a placeholder instead of string concatenation?
The `{}` placeholder defers building the actual string until the logging framework confirms this log level is enabled — string concatenation (`"msg=" + value`) always runs regardless of whether the log line will even be emitted, wasting work on every disabled DEBUG/TRACE call in production.
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