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Your console.log Is Lying to You

# A couple ways console.log() and browser DevTools can mislead you. Covers live object references, promises changing state before inspection, logs affecting timing-sensitive bugs, stale React state after updates, and source maps pointing at misleading line numbers.
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Your console.log Is Lying to You

console.log() feels like a direct window into your program's state. It isn't. Here are the ways the console misleads you, and why each one exists.

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