Common Issues
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My AI App Crashes Randomly or Shows Error Pages
Your app works most of the time but randomly crashes, shows error pages (like 500 Internal Server Error), or becomes unresponsive. It's hard to reproduce because it doesn't happen every time.
Common Causes
- Unhandled null/undefined values — the app crashes when data is missing
- Memory leaks — the app uses more and more memory until it crashes
- Database connection pool exhausted — too many connections open
- Race conditions — multiple operations happening simultaneously cause conflicts
- Server running out of resources on a small hosting plan
How to Fix It
- Check server logs around the time of the crash for the actual error
- Monitor memory usage — if it grows over time, there's a memory leak
- Check database connection counts — they should stay within your pool limit
- Add error boundaries and try-catch blocks to prevent the entire app from crashing
- If using a free tier hosting plan, check if you're hitting resource limits
Real developers can help you.
Meïr Ankri
Full-stack developer specializing in React / Next.js / Node.js with 6+ years of experience. I've worked across various sectors including automotive (Reezocar/Société Générale), healthcare (Medical Link SaaS), and e-commerce (Glasman). I build web apps end-to-end, from architecture to production, with a focus on scalability, performance, and code quality. I also mentor junior developers and contribute to technical decisions and code reviews.
PawelPloszaj
I'm fronted developer with 10+ years of experience with big projects. I have small backend background too
Krishna Sai Kuncha
Experienced Professional Full stack Developer with 8+ years of experience across react, python, js, ts, golang and react-native. Developed inhouse websearch tooling for AI before websearch was solved : )
Yovel Cohen
I got a lot of experience in building Long-horizon AI Agents in production, Backend apps that scale to millions of users and frontend knowledge as well.
Richard McSorley
Full-Stack Software Engineer with 8+ years building high-performance applications for enterprise clients. Shipped production systems at Walmart (4,000+ stores), Cigna (20M+ users), and Arkansas Blue Cross. 5 patents in retail/supply chain tech. Currently focused on AI integrations, automation tools, and TypeScript-first architectures.
Luca Liberati
I work on monoliths and microservices, backends and frontends, manage K8s clusters and love to design apps architecture
Matthew Jordan
I've been working at a large software company named Kainos for 2 years, and mainly specialise in Platform Engineering. I regularly enjoy working on software products outside of work, and I'm a huge fan of game development using Unity. I personally enjoy Python & C# in my spare time, but I also specialise in multiple different platform-related technologies from my day job.
Dor Yaloz
SW engineer with 6+ years of experience,
I worked with React/Node/Python
did projects with React+Capacitor.js for ios
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Jared Hasson
Full time lead founding dev at a cyber security saas startup, with 10 yoe and a bachelor's in CS. Building & debugging software products is what I've spent my time on for forever
Simon A.
I'm a backend developer building APIs, emulators, and interactive game systems. Professionally, I've developed Java/Spring reporting solutions, managed relational and NoSQL databases, and implemented CI/CD workflows.
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Get HelpFrequently Asked Questions
The app works fine most of the time but randomly crashes. Why?
Intermittent crashes are usually caused by unhandled edge cases — missing data, exhausted connections, or memory leaks. A developer can add proper error handling and fix the root cause.
Can you make my app more stable overall?
Yes. A developer can add error handling, monitoring, and fix underlying issues that cause instability.