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# [Cutting some Slack, for leaks and giggles](https://blog.p-y.wtf/cutting-some-slack-for-leaks-and-giggles?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

In this article I run the new LeakCanary toolkit against the Slack Android app. Read on to learn a bunch! A new LeakCanary toolkit In two months, I will give a talk at Droidcon SF: Cutting Edges: universal heap trimming with LeakCanary 3 At Square, ...

May 7, 2024 · 5 min read · blog.p-y.wtf  
Updated Jun 6, 2024  
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## Written by

[Pierre-Yves Ricau](https://hashnode.com/@py)

@py · San Francisco

  
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My pronouns are he / him. Android Engineer at Square / Block. A few things I enjoy: Publishing Open Source libraries (LeakCanary, Curtains, Radiography, square/logcat) Rollerblading Writing technical blogs (previously on dev.to/pyricau) Cooking Giving tech talks Reading sci-fi

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[Blanca Gomez](https://hashnode.com/@blancagomez)

[Jun 5, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/cutting-some-slack-for-leaks-and-giggles/66397a1d04a3a986a0cff8ad/comment/684224eb6cf951e737f813b2)

Hey! I went to your talk at the Droidocon SF and I really want to implement this at my company. What is the best way to contact you? I've seen you don't use LinkedIn so I'm giving this a try