Alternative solutions for solving memory leaks

The Memory Profiler gem is an effective way of tracking the memory usage of ruby code.

If you have memory leaks despite handling memory correctly, the memory allocator methods may be the culprit. Ruby typically utilizes malloc calls for memory allocation, freeing, and reallocation, as mentioned earlier. An alternative implementation of these methods is jemalloc, developed by Jason Evans. Jemalloc proves to be more efficient in memory management compared to other allocators, mainly due to its focus on fragmentation avoidance, heap profiling, and comprehensive monitoring and tuning hooks.