Understand, find, prevent and fix memory leaks in JavaScript
AS
Anirudh Sanjeev
@anirudhs
Section: Crisp talk
Technical level: Advanced
Be aware of patterns which can cause memory usage and performance degradation. And also some steps on how to fix and prevent them.
Outline
- Do we even need to worry about JS memory. It’s garbage collected after all.
- How do JS engines implement Garbage Collection and other memory stuff.
- How memory is managed outside the JS world - in Java, C, etc.
- Common ways you can leak memory or take up too much of it.
- How to use chrome devtools to find memory leaks.
- Understanding retaining trees and retaining paths - a core concept a good JS dev should know.
Speaker bio
I’m currently a Product Manager at HelpShift. In my free time I work on my open source project crudkit. I have been working with JavaScript since 2009. I previously was the co-founder and dev lead at RazorFlow.
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