Rprof() is a built-in profiling function in the R Language that helps you analyze where your R code spends most of its time. It works by sampling the call stack at regular intervals to create a statistical profile of your code's execution. Why do we need Rprof()? Using R Code Profiling Functions Types of Time Measurements Practical Example Memory Profiling Capability…

In my last post I mentioned that I had improved on R’s summaryRprof() function with a custom function called proftable(). I’ve updated proftable() to take advantage of R 3.0.0’s ability to record line numbers while profiling. I’ve put it on github – you can get it there or below. proftable reads in a file generated by Rprof() and creates an easy-to read table of the most time-consuming calls in your code, ordered from most time-consuming to least.