Memory leaks can be a silent performance killer for developers.
Memory leaks occur when an application retains memory it no longer needs, leading to sluggish performance or system crashes.
Common causes of memory leaks include uncleared timers or intervals, global variables without proper declaration, closures holding unused references, and detached DOM elements.
Developers should be aware of these potential memory leak scenarios and take appropriate measures to ensure their code is safe from memory leaks.