episode8

Profiling Go Programs

Go in 5 Minutes, episode 8.

This screencast goes into detail on how to profile Go programs. See https://blog.golang.org/profiling-go-programs for much more details on profiling.

Screencast video: https://goin5minutes.com/screencast/episode_8_profiling/

No Screencast The Weekend of 11/28/2015

Starting later this week, I'll be traveling to spend time with my family for Thanksgiving, so there won't be a screencast or a newsletter next weekend.

For everyone who celebrates Thanksgiving, happy Thanksgiving! If you don't, have a great week and weekend. In the spirit of the holiday, I'm thankful for everyone who enjoys the content I produce and motivates me to produce the best screencasts I possibly can.

I'll see everyone in two weeks.

Outline

1. Why profile?
2. Two ways to profile

• Today's topic - HTTP endpoints
• Additional Reading: Manual profiling (runtime/pprof) and go tool pprof

1. Example