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LinkedIn uses 65GB of RAM with 7 tabs opened

15 points by daniele_dll ↗ HN
https://ibb.co/605p8bP3

A couple of months ago my machine became totally unusable and wasn't understanding why, however after a quick check I discovered the ram was full and the swap as well.

After discovering that chrome ate more than half of my ram I checked out the ram consumption on chrome and I was shocked 65GB it's just insane.

(ram bought a couple of years ago)

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rvz
All this engineering and they still have these basic sub-optimal memory leaks with just a few tabs.

Makes me wonder that they don't even do performance tests at all.

stefanos82
Before I deleted my account in November, I have reported to them a very severe form of memory leak that was caused by ad blocker(s).

When you disabled your ad blocker, things became normal...but the background services they run via websockets was just insane lol.

As soon as you re-enabled your ad blocker, the same original memory usage returned.

Another memory leakage can be found via their message app; the more characters you type after a while, the more memory it would devour! I just couldn't continue my discussion with an HR during discussion about arranging an interview; we had to switch to email as it led both of us to extreme frustration!

It just not worth the effort anymore...not to mention the HR scammers that compete between them who's going to get your info or what other data they can extract from you.

Just delete your account; it's not worth it anymore...whatever Microsoft touches, it kills it in no time.

lyfeninja
I noticed chatGPT using 1.4GB in a single chat the other day and affecting performance. Don't get me wrong it was a long one, but it's all text, so I still don't think I understand why it uses so much memory. A novel should only take up a few MBs of memory. I assume it's a ton of backend context, but feel like someone should look into that. No wonder all the robots are greedy for memory.