Debugging API call with console.log() in JavaScript

Spent over an hour debugging 😅 an API call, only to realize that adding a simple console.log() made it work. 🤔 What happened? It turns out that logging affected the timing of execution, which led to subtle changes in how the code behaved. In JavaScript, Node.js, or Next.js, this can happen due to race conditions, async timing, or even JIT optimizations. While this can make bugs temporarily "disappear," it's crucial to remember that logging only masks the underlying issue. Identifying and fixing the root cause, like race conditions or improper state handling is the real solution. sometimes the bug isn’t really gone, it’s just hiding for a bit 😅 #debugging #javascript #nodejs #nextjs #programming #developers

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