How I Fixed a Memory Leak in Production (AI Saved Me 2 Hours)

Been debugging a Node.js memory leak for hours. Then tried using AI to help analyze the heap dump.

Within 10 minutes, the AI spotted something I missed: an uncleaned EventEmitter listener that was accumulating.

The Process

1. Took a heap snapshot
2. Asked AI to analyze
3. Got pointed to the exact line
4. Fixed in minutes

Normally I'd be staring at charts for hours. This tool found it instantly.

Anyone else using AI for debugging? What's your workflow?

programming #ai #debugging