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Re:Java leak detector startup Plumbr raises $1M by T-zex on Tuesday November 12, 2013 @10:47AM (#6718428)
Now that is what I call selling ice to Eskimos.
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Re:Java leak detector startup Plumbr raises $1M by thaumasiotes on Tuesday November 12, 2013 @12:04PM (#6719002)
Being garbage-collected doesn't make you leak free. If you really want to, you can leak memory from any language; just make sure your references are always in scope.
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Re:Java leak detector startup Plumbr raises $1M by priitp on Tuesday November 12, 2013 @01:08PM (#6719524)
Precisely. See this SO post for examples on how you can end up with leaking Java code. Happens every day. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6470651/creating-a-memory...
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