When using firebug, do I have to remove the console outputs when deploying?

Question

Hi,

I am using firebug for debugging etc.

When I deploy, it seems as though I have to remove all the console.log statements from my javascript code?

When viewing on a browser that doesn't have firebug I am getting errors relating to console...

Answer 1

Yes, they will make IE error as IE does not have the console.

It's also good practice.

Answer 2

I used this post to create a log function. It will avoid those errors.

function log(string) {  
  if (window.console && window.console.firebug) {
    console.log(string);
  }
}

It's also easier to type :)