# Processing Does Not Appear To Start

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**Category:** Beginners\
**Created:** [May 16, 2025, 2:33pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/processing-does-not-appear-to-start/46400 "2025-05-16T14:33:04Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 19, 2025, 7:54pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/processing-does-not-appear-to-start/46400/7 "2025-05-19T19:54:55Z")

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> [@jafal](#):
>
> ```auto
> void draw() {
> println("Memory usage: " + (Runtime.getRuntime().totalMemory() - Runtime.getRuntime().freeMemory()) / 1024 / 1024 + "MB");
> // Rest of your code...
> }
> 
> ```

Consider throttling back on _print_ statements in _draw()_ to monitor memory usage.

Reference:

> [@Bug? print() to console slows sketch down](https://discourse.processing.org/t/bug-print-to-console-slows-sketch-down/10044/4):
>
> 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: void draw(){ if(frameCount % 60 == 0){ println("hello"); } }

`:)`

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