In Defense of console.log(): Why Simple Debugging Still Wins

A contrarian take on why setting up complex browser debuggers is often overkill, and why good old console.log is still the champion of web dev.

A contrarian take on why setting up complex browser debuggers is often overkill, and why good old console.log is still the champion of web dev.
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