Chapter 20. Profiling .NET Applications

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Profiling is the process of collecting information about something so that you can come to a conclusion. You're probably aware of what is called racial profiling. The issue is that police or government officials gather information about a particular race to form or support an opinion that is held about that race. Many problems result from this approach, but one key to this analogy is that data collected can be used to support rather than form an opinion. Unlike racial profiling, software profiling is good and is encouraged. When ...

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