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layout: meetup
title: "Let's Go on a console.log() Safari 🦏"
author: lingram
when: 2019-08-20T19:30:00-05:00
speakers:
  - name: Tyler Lane
    title:
    avatar: https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1201201405551247360/qpjhqDXq_400x400.jpg
    bio: |
      Tyler Lane graduated with a degree in Computer Science from Eckerd College. They have worked as a professional web developer for over six years and have taught software engineering at both Austin Coding Academy and General Assembly. They also produce the annual Out of Bounds Comedy Festival, which starts next week!

      Tyler is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns 😊
    email:
    homepage:
    twitter: tylerlanecodes
    github: underwaterr
    linkedin:
sponsor: cloudflare
venue: cloudflare
after: lavaca
organizers:
  - lingram
  - astacy
---

One of the first things we learn in JavaScript is `console.log()`. Yet this belies the true complexity of its behavior. What exactly does `console.log()` do, anyways? (The short answer: it depends!) Adorn your pith and get in the jeep because we're about to explore `console.log()` and maybe learn a few things about streams, browsers and JavaScript engines along the way!
