diff --git a/infer/src/base/Logging.ml b/infer/src/base/Logging.ml
index 1f70b48d5..27997aae7 100644
--- a/infer/src/base/Logging.ml
+++ b/infer/src/base/Logging.ml
@@ -163,6 +163,8 @@ let log ~to_console ?(to_file= true) (lazy formatters) =
 
 let debug_file_fmts = register_formatter "debug"
 
+let debug_dev_file_fmts = register_formatter "local debug"
+
 let environment_info_file_fmts = register_formatter "environment"
 
 let external_warning_file_fmts = register_formatter "extern warn"
@@ -218,6 +220,8 @@ let debug_level_of_int n =
   if n <= 0 then Quiet else if Int.equal n 1 then Medium else (* >= 2 *) Verbose
 
 
+let debug_dev fmt = log ~to_console:true debug_dev_file_fmts fmt
+
 let analysis_debug_level = debug_level_of_int Config.debug_level_analysis
 
 let bufferoverrun_debug_level = debug_level_of_int Config.bo_debug
diff --git a/infer/src/base/Logging.mli b/infer/src/base/Logging.mli
index ffbbb660c..9cb7de883 100644
--- a/infer/src/base/Logging.mli
+++ b/infer/src/base/Logging.mli
@@ -63,6 +63,13 @@ type debug_level =
 val debug : debug_kind -> debug_level -> ('a, F.formatter, unit) format -> 'a
 (** log debug info *)
 
+val debug_dev : ('a, Format.formatter, unit) format -> 'a
+  [@@deprecated
+    "Only use to debug during development. If you want more permanent logging, use \
+     [Logging.debug] instead."]
+[@@warning "-32"]
+(** For debugging during development. *)
+
 (** Type of location in ml source: __POS__ *)
 type ocaml_pos = string * int * int * int