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Discuss react profiler.

The React Profiler is a powerful tool built into React DevTools that helps developers measure and optimize the performance of React applications by tracking component rendering behavior.

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    Records render times: Measures how long components take to render during commits (updates).

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    Identifies bottlenecks: Highlights slow or unnecessary re-renders.

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    Visualizes rendering: Provides flamegraphs and ranked charts to analyze performance.

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    Install React DevTools (browser extension or standalone app).

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    Open DevTools (F12), go to the Profiler tab.

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    Click the Record button to start profiling interactions.