Console.WriteLine slow

Question

I run through millions of records and sometimes I have to debug using Console.WriteLine to see what is going on.

However, Console.WriteLine

Answer 1

Just a little trick I use sometimes: If you remove focus from the Console window by opening another window over it, and leave it until it completes, it won't redraw the window until you refocus, speeding it up significantly. Just make sure you have the buffer set up high enough that you can scroll back through all of the output.