title: File Handles and Logging in Node JS
body: <p>I have an application that will log data to a text file anytime the application is used. It may be used once a day or maybe once every second.</p>
  
  <p>Is there anything wrong with me opening a handle to the text file and keeping it open as long as my application is running and never close it? This way I can just append data to the log without reopening the file handle. Are there consequences to this decision I should be aware of?</p>