Load Testing vs. Profiling
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on 22 Jun 2009 |
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A fellow geek asked me the other day, “What’s your take on load testing and profiling?” Incidentally, this question comes up once in a while, so I figured I’d explain my position here.
Profiling
Let’s define profiling first:
A profiler is a performance analysis tool that measures the behavior of a program as it executes, particularly the frequency and duration of function calls.
I consider profilers to be absolutely essential tools, yet they are grossly underutilized....