Telerik JustTrace is a powerful .NET memory and performance profiler designed to help developers identify and resolve memory leaks, high memory usage, and performance bottlenecks, ultimately speeding up applications. It provides deep insights into how applications use system resources, allowing developers to optimize code efficiently. Key Features and Benefits for Memory Analysis
Memory Snapshot Comparison: JustTrace allows you to take snapshots of your application’s memory at different times (e.g., before and after a specific action). By comparing these snapshots, you can identify which objects are created but not garbage collected, helping to isolate memory leaks.
Paths to GC Roots: For any object in memory, JustTrace can map its path to the Garbage Collector (GC) roots. This reveals exactly what is keeping an object alive and preventing it from being released.
Instances Diff View: This view highlights new objects created between snapshots, making it easy to see which parts of your code are creating excessive memory pressure.
Attach to Running Process: You can attach the profiler to an already running .NET process, which is critical for analyzing long-running application issues without needing to restart. Key Features for Performance Profiling
Hot Spots Detection: JustTrace identifies “hot spots”—the methods that consume the most CPU time—allowing you to focus optimization efforts where they will have the biggest impact.
Timeline Graph: The tool provides a visual timeline of CPU usage, allowing you to select specific periods of high activity and analyze what was happening in your code at that moment.
Integrated with Telerik JustDecompile: JustTrace works closely with Telerik JustDecompile, allowing you to decompile code and understand how third-party libraries or framework methods are causing performance issues. How to Use JustTrace to Boost Speed (Workflow)
Run with Profiling: Choose to profile for performance or memory, and launch your application through JustTrace.
Snapshot Generation: Capture memory snapshots to analyze heap usage and object allocations.
Identify Bottlenecks: Use the “Hot Spots” to detect slow methods.
Resolve Leaks: Examine “Paths to GC Roots” to break memory leaks and reduce GC pressure. If you’re interested, I can:
Provide a tutorial on comparing two memory snapshots in JustTrace.
Explain how to use the “Hot Spots” feature to find slow code.
Discuss the difference between sampling and tracing modes in the profiler. Let me know how you’d like to narrow down the topic. Memory Profiling & program executing speed | Telerik Forums