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How do I use the profiler in Visual Studio 2008?
I know theres a build option in Config Properties -> Linker -> Advanced -> Profile (/PROFILE), however I can't find anything about actauly using it, only articles I was able to find appear to only apply to older versions of Visual Studio (eg most say to goto Build->Profile to bring up the profile dialog box, yet in 2008 there is no such menu item).
Is this because Visual Studio 2008 does not include a profiler, and if it does where is it and where is the documentation for it?
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In Visual Studio 2019, the legacy Performance Explorer and related profiling tools such as the Performance Wizard were folded into the Performance Profiler, which you can open using Debug > Performance Profiler.
If you use the dotTrace extension integrated with Visual Studio, it helps you start profiling the applications from the IDE. You also can view and analyze timeline profiling results right in Visual Studio.
When you start debugging in Visual Studio by selecting Debug > Start Debugging, or pressing F5, the Diagnostic Tools window appears by default. To open it manually, select Debug > Windows > Show Diagnostic Tools. The Diagnostic Tools window shows information about events, process memory, and CPU usage.
Microsoft has released stand-alone Profiler for VS 2008 here
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