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A profiler is a programming tool used to track and analyse the performance of a software program.

A profiler is a programming tool to track and analyse the performance of a software program. Profilers can focus on different aspects, for example:

  • memory usage
  • cpu usage
  • the frequency and duration of function/method calls
  • resource usage

Most profilers use a process called instrumentation (adding measuring code) to gather data, but some profilers can also use sampling (polling data at specific intervals).

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Best .NET memory and performance profiler?

We are using JetBrains' dotTrace. What other profiling tools can be recommended that are better for profiling C# Windows Forms applications?
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CSS Performance Profiler?

I'm currently working on a site, and somewhere in my mass of stylesheets, something is killing performance in IE. Are there any good CSS profilers out there? I'd like a tool that can pinpoint rules that are killing performance. Before you ask,…
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How can I profile a SQLAlchemy powered application?

Does anyone have experience profiling a Python/SQLAlchemy app? And what are the best way to find bottlenecks and design flaws? We have a Python application where the database layer is handled by SQLAlchemy. The application uses a batch design, so a…
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Recommendations for C Profilers?

Everyone always says to profile your program before performing optimizations but no-one ever describes how to do so. What are your practices for profiling C code?
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Scala profiler?

I started to program in Scala recently. I'm looking for a free Scala profiler. Reading from the language's official site led me to YourKit, but the program was not a free one. Googling "scala profiler" didnt give me any relevant result. So how do I…
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How do I disable the Symfony 2 profiler bar?

It's not adding anything and it makes the page slower and I want it gone. Don't ask. There's little about the profiler on the website and nothing in the app config.
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Best and safest Java Profiler for production use?

I'm looking for a Java Profiler for use in a very high demand production environment, either commercial or free, that meets all of the following requirements: Lightweight integration with code (no recompile with special options, no code hooks,…
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VisualVM "not supported for this JVM" on all local applications?

I have already spent a long time to load and test my application, now I need to profile it. But unluckily, the VisualVM always says "not supported for this JVM" on my local applications? The applications were started on the same JVM with VisualVM.
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:app:transform Classes With Profilers-transform For Debug FAILED

The following error occurred while opening Android Profiler compilation： FAILURE: Build failed with an exception. What went wrong: Execution failed for task ':app:transformClassesWithProfilers-transformForDebug'.
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profiling a method of a class in Python using cProfile?

I'd like to profile a method of a function in Python, using cProfile. I tried the following: import cProfile as profile # Inside the class method... profile.run("self.myMethod()", "output_file") But it does not work. How can I call a self.method…
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How to profile memory usage?

I am aware of Valgrind, but it just detects memory management issues. What I am searching is a tool that gives me an overview, which parts of my program do consume how much memory. A graphical representation with e.g. a tree map (as KCachegrind does…
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How to read nodejs internal profiler tick-processor output

I'm interested in profiling my Node.js application. I've started it with --prof flag, and obtained a v8.log file. I've taken the windows-tick-processor and obtained a supposedly human readable profiling log. At the bottom of the question are a few a…
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If profiler is not the answer, what other choices do we have?

After watching the presentation "Performance Anxiety" of Joshua Bloch, I read the paper he suggested in the presentation "Evaluating the Accuracy of Java Profilers". Quoting the conclusion: Our results are disturbing because they indicate that…
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Symfony profiler throws 404

I've created new project in symfony and I get an error prompt on each site: An error occurred while loading the web debug toolbar (404: Not Found). Do you want to open the profiler? When I open the profiler there is a message Token not found …
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VisualVM: CPU/Memory profiler stuck at "Connecting to the target JVM..."

I have recently reinstalled Windows and I am using JDK 1.8 u91 with the built-in VisualVM. I have checked my proxy settings to ensure that they are all off, both in Windows proxy settings and within the proxy settings of VisualVM. I have also tried…
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