Profiling Clojure Applications

Profiling Clojure Applications focuses performance work on evidence rather than folklore. Java engineers should read these lessons as a disciplined JVM optimization path: measure, isolate the constraint, choose the smallest useful change, and preserve readability unless the metric proves the trade-off.

Use the child pages as practical checkpoints for reviewing hot paths, memory pressure, concurrency decisions, interop boundaries, and production feedback loops.

In this section

• Using VisualVM and Other JVM Profilers
  Learn how to use VisualVM, JProfiler, and YourKit to profile and optimize Clojure applications running on the JVM.
• Collecting and Analyzing Performance Metrics
  Learn how to collect and analyze performance metrics in Clojure applications, including CPU usage, memory consumption, and garbage collection statistics, to identify and resolve performance issues.
• Clojure-Specific Profiling Tools
  Explore Clojure-specific profiling tools like clj-async-profiler and criterium to gain insights into performance at the language level.