A Pragmatic and Simple Approach to Fixing a Memory Leak

Discover a pragmatic approach to fixing memory leaks in Rails applications in this RailsConf 2023 talk. Learn how to address memory issues without extensive knowledge of Ruby memory management or complex profiling tools. Follow along as the speaker shares a real-world example of resolving a memory leak in a background worker using simple techniques. Explore topics such as load splitting, performance monitoring, instrumentation, and binary search. Gain insights into practical problem-solving methods that can be applied within tight project deadlines and limited resources. This 28-minute presentation offers valuable strategies for developers working on product teams to efficiently tackle memory leaks and improve application performance.

Introduction
About this talk
Splitting the load
Worth fixing
Reach out
Performance monitoring tools
Dedicated tooling
Where to instrument
Pragmatic approach
How did we do it
Thinking beyond it
Binary search
Solution
Investigating