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How quickly can apps and scripts write to the log?

How long does it take to write a Signpost to the unified log? Measuring this is essential if you’re going to use them to measure performance.

September 10, 2020 Macs, Technology

Measuring performance of code using RouteMap, now a Universal App

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Makes it easy to write, harvest and analyse Signposts in the log to measure performance. Important fix for Apple Silicon too.

September 9, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

Interested in performance? Updated Signpost tools now available

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You can use Signposts readily from scripting languages, shell scripts, even within 3rd party apps, with the aid of these tools.

September 2, 2019 Macs, Technology, Updates

Consolation and other log utilities Support

This page is for your support questions and comments on my free utilities Consolation, RouteMap, Whither, Woodpile, MakeLogarchive, […]

May 19, 2019 Macs, Technology

Updates all round to Blowhole, RouteMap, and the Signpost Kit

At last: RouteMap performs some analysis on your Signposts, and with the other tools can be used to estimate latency, and look at macOS system performance too.

August 21, 2018 Macs, Technology

Taking macOS to the end of time: nanoseconds count

Picking the right time system for the purpose is critical when you want to analyse very short periods. Sometimes it takes time to discover how to juggle with time.

August 20, 2018 Macs, Technology

Blowhole 7 works around an Xcode bug, and is included in an updated Signpost Kit

Blowhole 7 now writes proper Signposts in Mojave, as well as Pseudo-Signposts in Sierra and High Sierra.

August 16, 2018 Macs, Technology

Blowhole, RouteMap, and a Signpost Kit

A new version of Blowhole, the second alpha of RouteMap, and a complete tutorial toolkit to help you get started using log Signposts from Sierra to Mojave.

August 13, 2018 Macs, Technology

Signposts for performance: alpha release of RouteMap

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Do you want to measure performance or get other info from your app or script? Using Signposts is ideal, and here’s the first glimpse of a new tool to harvest them.

August 9, 2018 Macs, Technology
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