github.com/pyroscope-io/pyroscope@v0.37.3-0.20230725203016-5f6947968bd0/examples/README.md (about) 1 # Examples 2 Choose a language folder to select an example for your language of choice 3 4 # How Pyroscope works 5 Pyroscope identifies performance issues in your application by continuously profiling the code. 6 7 If you've never used a profiler before, then welcome! 8 9 If you are familiar with profiling and flame graphs, then you'll be happy to know that Pyroscope: 10 - Requires very minimal overhead 11 - Can store years of perf data down to 10 second granularity 12 - Uses a unique, inverted flame graph for increased readability 13 14 There are two main components that allow Pyroscope to run smoothly and quickly: 15 ## Pyroscope agent 16 Every .01 seconds, the Pyroscope agent wraps around your Python, Ruby, or Go application to poll the stacktrace and calculate which function is consuming your CPU resources. 17 