Debugging: Console Debugging

Objective

Students must use console.log strategically to track and debug game state, variables, and method calls.

Evidence

Console debugging in game components:

• DeathBarrier.js - Logging collision detection events
• Ghost.js - State tracking logs
• Multiple classes - Strategic logging for debugging

Implementation Details

• console.log() for general output
• console.warn() for warnings
• console.error() for errors
• console.table() for formatted output
• console.time() / console.timeEnd() for performance

Best Practices

• Remove debug logs from production code
• Use descriptive log messages
• Log at key decision points
• Include context in log messages
• Use different console methods appropriately

Key Concepts

• Browser DevTools console
• Console methods and their purposes
• Conditional logging
• Performance profiling with console
• Remote debugging