Memory Management

1. What tools in Xcode help debug memory leaks or optimize memory usage?

1. Instruments — Leaks and Allocations

📌 How to Use?

1. Open Xcode → Product → Profile (or Cmd + I).
2. Select Leaks or Allocations and start profiling your app.

🔹 Leaks Instrument

• Detects memory leaks (objects that are not deallocated).
• Highlights leaked objects in red and shows their allocation stack trace.

🔹 Allocations Instrument

• Tracks memory usage by showing:
• Objects allocated and their sizes.
• Retain count changes (useful for debugging retain cycles).
• Heap memory growth over time.

✅ Use Case:

• Detect retain cycles caused by strong references in closures or delegates.
• Identify excessive memory allocations.

Problem with UITableViewCell Creation: The issue stems from creating a new UITableViewCell each time it's needed, leading to excessive memory allocations. This is inefficient because cells are being created and destroyed frequently when scrolling.

• Solution: Reusing Cells…