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Profiling Java applications using IBM Rational Application Developer

An introduction to using the Rational Application Developer profiling functionality to profile local and remote Java applications

Charu Jain (cjain@ca.ibm.com), Software Developer, IBM

Charu Jain has been a Software Developer at the IBM Toronto Software lab since 2006. She has worked with several development teams during this time at IBM, including IBM XL C/C++ Compiler, Rational Test and Profiling Tools Platform, and IBM Enterprise Content Management Software. She has a Master's degree in Computer Science from Simon Fraser University.

Jonathan West (jgwest@ca.ibm.com), Staff Software Developer, IBM

Jonathan West is a staff software developer with IBM Rational in the IBM Toronto lab, and is part of the Rational Test and Profiling Tools team. He is a committer on the Eclipse Test and Performance Tool Platform (TPTP) project, and provides component and technical leadership for the TPTP Agent Controller component, and the JVMTI-based Java profiling agent. Jonathan holds a BSc in Computer Science from the University of Western Ontario.

Summary: This tutorial provides you guidance on using IBM® Rational® Application Developer to profile your Java applications. To that end, it will first provide relevant background on the Eclipse Test and Performance Tools Project (TPTP) Java™ Virtual Machine Tool Interface (JVMTI) profiling agent functionality.

Date: 01 Apr 2010
Level: Intermediate
PDF: A4 and Letter (1047 KB | 34 pages)Get Adobe® Reader®

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Profiling Eclipse Rich Client Platform plug-ins

Rational Application Developer supports profiling Eclipse Rich Client Platform (RCP) plug-ins. You can perform this profiling through the Eclipse Application option in the Profiling Configurations dialog box. There is an option to profile a new Eclipse instance using the plug-ins that are under development in the workbench. When you profile Eclipse plug-ins, it is especially wise to use a filter set that limits profile data directly to the packages that relate to your particular plug-in. As with other launch configurations, the profiling launch UI is built on the existing launch UI, which means that the workbench maintains a consistent profiling UI across varied application types. Profiling a plug-in is as easy as profiling a local Java application or other launch type.