title: How can I disable System.out for speed in Java
body: <p>I'm writing a program in Java that simulates gravity, and in it I have a bunch of log statements (to System.out). My program is running really slowly, and I think the logging might be part of the reason. Is there any way to disable System.out, so that my program doesn't slow down when printing, or do I have to manually go through and comment/uncomment each one to enable/disable debug statements?</p>