The Gist Performance Analyzer <abstract> Gist is a performance analysis tool based on event logging. It gives programmers insight into the dynamic behavior of their programs, and is useful both as a performance analysis tool and as a debugging tool. <description><url>http://tv.bbn.com/Gist/Preliminary.html</url> <environment> Gist is currently available through Kendall Square Research for users of their machines and from BBN for Butterfly machine users. Custom versions of Gist are available for real time and embedded systems programmers. BBN is currently developing an implementation of Gist suitable for workstation application developers. <keywords>performance analysis; debugging <category>ppt-exe </urc>