Have you ever used a profiler? If not, why not?

Originally posted to Shawn Hargreaves Blog on MSDN, Friday, September 19, 2008

Dear Reader, I have a question for you...

I am frequently amazed when smart developers ask questions about performance problems, but then it turns out they haven't so much as tried a profiling tool on it.

I'm curious to understand why this is, and if there is anything I could write that might help people use these tools more effectively.

Are you a smart developer who has a problematic relationship with profilers? If so, what is holding you back?

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