Java Profilers - Which One Are You Using? 79
splitPersonality asks: "Our Java programmers are researching various profilers to use in-house. We would appreciate some feedback from other shops that are using Java profilers. Along with the specific product, would you please include reasons behind your choice? If you now have misgivings about the one you or your shop chose, please let me know about those, as well."
Memory leaks? What are you talking about? (Score:1, Funny)
splitPersonality asks: "Our Java programmers are researching various profilers to use in-house. We would appreciate some feedback from other shops that are using Java profilers. Along with the specific product, would you please include reasons behind your choice? If you now have misgivings about the one you or your shop chose, please let me know about those, as well."
Do you see any reference to "memory", "memory leaks", "RAM consumption", and so forth? No, you do not. Because that's clearly not what he's asking about.
Unless specifically qualified as "memory profiling", the term profiling is meant to refer to measuring the time spent in certain pieces of code. Anyone who has any experience, be it industrial, academic or hobbyist, knows that simple fact.
If he (or his superiors) actually did know more about the alternatives, then they wouldn't be asking about what Java profiler is best. Why is that? Because they wouldn't be using Java! They'd be using Python, Ruby, C++, or any number of other languages that offer better performance, and far better memory usage.
And it's best if you avoid ad hominem attacks while debating. It's very poor style, in case you weren't aware. We're trying to have a serious discussion here about this fellow's software development predicament, and you keep bringing up personal insults. Please, for the sake of helping this individual, refrain from such childish behavior in the future.
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