Difference between console.log and sys.puts in node.js?

Question

In node.js you can use console.log or sys.puts to print out to the screen.

What is the preferred method and what is the difference between thes

Answer 1

sys.puts([...]);

Is a synchronous output function. Simply it is a blocking function as in Node.js language.

console.log([data], [...]);

Prints to stdout with newline.

For more Info:

http://nodejs.org/api/stdio.html#stdio_console_log_data

http://nodejs.org/api/util.html#util_util_puts

Note: 'sys' module was renamed to be 'util' (Supported by link) It was a Fix #3577