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== Use of profilers ==

[[File:CodeAnalyst3.png|thumb|Graphical output of the [[CodeAnalyst]] profiler.]]

[[File:SunPerfAnalyzer.png|thumb|GraphicalTimeline outputview of the [[ Oracle Solaris Studio]] Performance Analyzer.]]

[[File:SunPerfAnalyzer2.png|thumb|Disassembly view of the [[ Oracle Solaris Studio]] Performance Analyzer.]]

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"Program analysis tools are extremely important for understanding program behavior. Computer architects need such tools to evaluate how well programs will perform on new [[computer architecture|architectures]]. Software writers need tools to analyze their programs and identify critical sections of code. [[Compiler]] writers often use such tools to find out how well their [[instruction scheduling]] or [[branch prediction]] algorithm is performing..." ''-- (ATOM, [[Conference on Programming Language Design and Implementation|PLDI]], '94)''