When everything keeps moving
Some bugs do not come from a wrong value, but from state changing too fast to be read properly. Between two logs, the data has already moved on.
The console then makes everything feel unstable, while the real issue is the pace of updates.
A common trap in reactive interfaces
In interfaces driven by many events, the same variable can change multiple times within milliseconds.
An isolated log only shows a blurry snapshot.
Slowing down to understand
- log at specific points in the cycle
- add clear markers in messages
- observe transitions rather than single values
The goal is not more logs, but better-timed ones.
Changing the observation angle
In these cases, as seen in the article about time and the console, timing often matters more than raw values.
Watching how things evolve instead of focusing on one instant helps make sense of what looked chaotic.