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Memory leaks: the forgotten side of web performance

Memory leaks: the forgotten side of web performance.
I’ve researched and learned enough about client-side memory leaks to know that most web developers aren’t worrying about them too much. If a web app leaks 5 MB on every interaction, but…

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Yep, runaway memory usage and leaks is soooo common in webpages, it’s rather horrifying…

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THanks for this information! Very helpful!

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