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Eliminates memory leaks that caused unbounded memory growth on component re-renders.

Changes:

  1. projects.js - IntersectionObserver cleanup

    • Added module-level projectObserver variable
    • Disconnect previous observer before creating new one
    • Unobserve elements after animation completes
    • Added cleanupProjects() export for manual cleanup
  2. mobileMenu.js - Event listener cleanup

    • Store event handler functions for proper removal
    • Auto-cleanup on reinitialization
    • Added cleanup() export for manual cleanup
    • Remove document-level listener to prevent accumulation

Memory Leak Impact:

  • Before: IntersectionObserver accumulated on each populateProjects() call
  • Before: Document click listener persisted indefinitely
  • After: Observers properly disconnected and freed
  • After: All event listeners can be cleanly removed

Performance Impact:

  • Prevents unbounded memory growth
  • Reduces DOM traversal overhead (.contains() on every click)
  • Frees memory after animations complete
  • Enables proper cleanup in SPA scenarios

🤖 Generated with Claude Code

…isteners

Eliminates memory leaks that caused unbounded memory growth on component re-renders.

Changes:
1. projects.js - IntersectionObserver cleanup
   - Added module-level projectObserver variable
   - Disconnect previous observer before creating new one
   - Unobserve elements after animation completes
   - Added cleanupProjects() export for manual cleanup

2. mobileMenu.js - Event listener cleanup
   - Store event handler functions for proper removal
   - Auto-cleanup on reinitialization
   - Added cleanup() export for manual cleanup
   - Remove document-level listener to prevent accumulation

Memory Leak Impact:
- Before: IntersectionObserver accumulated on each populateProjects() call
- Before: Document click listener persisted indefinitely
- After: Observers properly disconnected and freed
- After: All event listeners can be cleanly removed

Performance Impact:
- Prevents unbounded memory growth
- Reduces DOM traversal overhead (.contains() on every click)
- Frees memory after animations complete
- Enables proper cleanup in SPA scenarios

🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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