--- title: 7 console.log() alternatives | daily.dev description: console.count() is used to check how many times this line has been called. console.assert() is Used to assert that something is truthy. If not, it will log a... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/7-console-log-alternatives-mwhwymdwc twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: 7 console.log() alternatives | daily.dev og:description: console.count() is used to check how many times this line has been called. console.assert() is Used to assert that something is truthy. If not, it will log a... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/7-console-log-alternatives-mwhwymdwc og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/MWHwyMDwc.png og:image:alt: 7 console.log() alternatives og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # 7 console.log() alternatives **[Hashnode](https://daily.dev/sources/hashnode)** · [@siddharthshyn](https://daily.dev/siddharthshyn) · 3 min read · 198 upvotes · 12 comments ## Summary console.count() is used to check how many times this line has been called. console.assert() is Used to assert that something is truthy. If not, it will log a message to the console.console.group() and console.groupEnd() are used for grouping similar (or different ;) logs together. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@anas\_jakane** · 1 upvotes > Thanks for sharing **@miladtehrany** · 1 upvotes > Awesome, thanks for sharing **@mhbaando** · 1 upvotes > thnsks for sharing **@vien240297** · 0 upvotes > This post gives good alternatives to the commonly used console.log() with useful and practical examples. **@rhfahad** · 0 upvotes > Nice job! > Learned something new. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#javascript](https://daily.dev/tags/javascript), [#logging](https://daily.dev/tags/logging) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/7-console-log-alternatives-mwhwymdwc) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"7 console.log() alternatives","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/7-console-log-alternatives-mwhwymdwc","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/7-console-log-alternatives-mwhwymdwc"},"datePublished":"2021-10-31T13:06:48.582Z","dateModified":"2021-10-31T13:06:48.583Z","description":"console.count() is used to check how many times this line has been called. console.assert() is Used to assert that something is truthy. 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