# Bug? print() to console slows sketch down

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/bug-print-to-console-slows-sketch-down/10044>\
**Category:** Processing\
**Created:** [April 7, 2019, 10:09am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/bug-print-to-console-slows-sketch-down/10044 "2019-04-07T10:09:31Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 7, 2019, 4:44pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/bug-print-to-console-slows-sketch-down/10044/4 "2019-04-07T16:44:31Z")

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Yeah, print statements are slow. Google “system.out.println slow” for an explanation about why.

One thing you can do is limit how often you’re printing. For example you might only print once per second instead of every frame:

```auto
void draw(){
  if(frameCount % 60 == 0){
    println("hello");
  }
}

```

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