Junior — Middle
Have you had experience in finding and fixing memory or resource leaks in your projects?
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Answer from AI
Yes, in iOS projects I have encountered memory leaks, most often related to cyclic references between objects, such as between closures and classes. To find such leaks, I used Xcode tools — Instruments with the Leaks and Allocations profiler.
I fixed leaks by applying weak or unowned references where necessary to break retain cycles. I also checked the proper release of resources and unsubscription from notifications.
An example of a weak reference in a closure:
class ViewController: UIViewController {
var closure: (() -> Void)?
func setupClosure() {
closure = { [weak self] in
guard let self = self else { return }
print(self.view)
}
}
}