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Profiling gamedev code: which tools?

wild-heron-90

I've been at this for a while now and still feel like a beginner. Most advice I find online contradicts itself.

wild-thistle-261 more

Second this.
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slow-reed-74

wild-thistle-26 wrote:

Second this.

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.
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late-hazel-61

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.
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quiet-otter-39

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.
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still-otter-828 more

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.
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silver-heron-357 more

still-otter-82 wrote:

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.
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wild-heron-946 more

Good question, following.
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misty-yarrow-12

wild-heron-94 wrote:

Good question, following.

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.
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pale-clover-12 more

wild-heron-94 wrote:

Good question, following.

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.
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wry-otter-66

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.
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bright-sparrow-81

Second this.
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hollow-alder-56

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.
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misty-thistle-86

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.
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copper-wren-971 more

Have you tried asking in the local group too?
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still-thistle-99

copper-wren-97 wrote:

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.
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sunlit-rowan-383 more

Small correction, but the point stands.
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quiet-birch-211 more

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.
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rustling-sedge-39

quiet-birch-21 wrote:

Start small and stay consistent.

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.
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mossy-wren-55

sunlit-rowan-38 wrote:

Small correction, but the point stands.

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.
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pale-birch-81 more

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.
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slow-sedge-47

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.
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tidal-alder-71

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.
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hollow-wren-899 more

Ha, I thought I was the only one.
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woven-thistle-691 more

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.
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wry-moth-33

Good question, following.
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bright-rowan-646 more

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.
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hollow-reed-393 more

bright-rowan-64 wrote:

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

Saving this for later.
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dusky-hazel-47

hollow-reed-39 wrote:

bright-rowan-64 wrote:

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.
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misty-wren-261 more

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.
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mossy-moth-71

misty-wren-26 wrote:

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

This is the most useful reply in the thread.
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wry-willow-911 more

Saving this for later.
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amber-otter-16

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.
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woven-thistle-672 more

Have you tried asking in the local group too?
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sunlit-sedge-3

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.
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wild-pine-91

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.
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misty-beech-18

Good question, following.
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slow-alder-811 more

Saving this for later.
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gentle-yarrow-5

Have you tried asking in the local group too?
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bright-yarrow-46

The cheap option was fine for years.
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gentle-sparrow-78

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.
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amber-heron-762 more

The cheap option was fine for years.
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woven-moth-651 more

Could you share a photo?
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wild-sedge-87

The cheap option was fine for years.
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copper-reed-89

Second this.
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silver-birch-18

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.
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wild-birch-16

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.
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misty-moth-75

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.
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silver-heron-77

Second this.
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rustling-willow-861 more

Good question, following.
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slow-reed-35

rustling-willow-86 wrote:

Good question, following.

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.
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quiet-lichen-7

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.
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sunlit-beech-50

This deserves its own thread.
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quiet-heron-411 more

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.
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amber-sedge-97

Small correction, but the point stands.
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amber-wren-37

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.
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still-sparrow-41

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.
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tidal-alder-561 more

Could you share a photo?
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slow-sedge-98

tidal-alder-56 wrote:

Could you share a photo?

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.
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slow-otter-31

The official docs are better than they look.
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silver-thistle-38

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.
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rustling-heron-177 more

Have you tried asking in the local group too?
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pale-alder-204 more

rustling-heron-17 wrote:

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.
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pale-thistle-951 more

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.
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pale-birch-26

pale-thistle-95 wrote:

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.
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wry-moth-471 more

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.
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copper-otter-35

wry-moth-47 wrote:

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.
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sunlit-pine-921 more

rustling-heron-17 wrote:

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.
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misty-clover-35

This is the most useful reply in the thread.
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misty-sedge-93

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.
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mossy-moth-882 more

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.
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woven-wren-44

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.
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bright-yarrow-60

mossy-moth-88 wrote:

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

This is the most useful reply in the thread.
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quiet-finch-331 more

Have you tried asking in the local group too?
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copper-pine-13

Could you share a photo?
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copper-pine-11

Have you tried asking in the local group too?
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