1. A method of providing performance metric data comprising: displaying a set of computer instruction elements using an integrated development environment application executed by a processor; receiving a user selection of at least one of the displayed elements using the integrated development environment application; sending a request for a value of a performance metric associated with the user-selected element from the integrated development environment application to a performance data server; receiving the value of the performance metric from the performance data server; and displaying the value of the performance metric with the set of computer instruction elements using the integrated development environment application.