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== Instruments on the Mac ==
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Example Run to test slicer startup time
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image:AHM2013-Instruments-startup.png|<big>Pick the Time Profiler to sample the CPU and call stack</big>
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image:AHM2013-Instruments-pick-target.png|<big>With the Choose Target... option you can pick either an existing running application, or you can specify a program to run when you start profiling.  You can also specify command line options and environment variables.</big>
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Revision as of 18:49, 20 December 2012

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  • Jim
  • Steve
  • Hans
  • JC

Background

Users often (rightly) request performance improvements to improve usability. Developers often have ideas about code that they suspect is consuming the time, and begin to code. But sometimes performance bottlenecks are in unexpected places that can only be quantified with detailed performance assessment tools. These tools can also help measure the impact of code changes.

Topics

  • Performance assessment tools: survey of methods and tools across platforms
  • Demo of the Instruments package on Mac to evaluate time usage in slicer4
  • Review of time-critical points in slicer (as time permits)
    • application startup
    • loading data
    • changes to hierarchy visibility
    • DICOM loading
  • Discussion of User Priorities for Performance Optimization

Instruments on the Mac

Example Run to test slicer startup time