Finding JavaScript memory leaks with Chrome

Question

I\'ve created a very simple test case that creates a Backbone view, attaches a handler to an event, and instantiates a user-defined class. I believe that by clicking the \"R

Answer 1

You also might want to read :

http://addyosmani.com/blog/taming-the-unicorn-easing-javascript-memory-profiling-in-devtools/

It explains the use of the chrome developer tools and gives some step-by-step advices on how to confirm and locate a memory leak using heap snapshot comparison and the different hep snapshot views available.

Answer 2

There is an introduction video from Google, which will be very helpful to find JavaScript memory leaks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3ugr9BJqIs