What is a hang?
Asked on 07/31/2024
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A "hang" refers to a situation where an application becomes unresponsive, often due to issues like memory pressure or inefficient code execution. For example, during heap memory analysis, a hang can occur when the app briefly stutters or becomes unresponsive during the snapshot process. This is discussed in the session Analyze heap memory.
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