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TIL: How to pause an infinite JavaScript loop in Chrome

Today I hit an infinite loop in a React component ๐Ÿ˜…

You can stop infinite loops in chrome without force-closing the program in two ways:

One: Dev Tools

  1. Dev tools (if not already open, go View -> Developer -> Developer Tools)
  2. Sources tab
  3. Press the Pause icon โธ near the top right of the Sources panel

Use method two if you canโ€™t open dev tools.

  1. Press the three vertical dots in the top right corner of Chrome
  2. Hover over โ€œMore tools...โ€ near the mid-bottom
  3. Press โ€œTask Managerโ€
  4. Select the tab you are experiencing the loop in
  5. Hit โ€œEnd Processโ€

Hopefully this can help someone!

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