Memory Leaks Explained

Let's take a closer look at what memory leaks are. How do they come about? Why are they a problem, and how can we resolve them?

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[waswat]

Clear and reasonably concise. Good use of illustrations to explain abstract concepts like this.

[polskikanayt]

Well done "tutorial". I just saved a lot of time not reading to boring articles. Keep going!

[Varmint]

Who on earth would dislike this? Good video!

[brooceree]

This is a thorough explanation of what memory leaks are but what tools would you recommend to use as detection mechanisms for them as a Linux user?

[ColeslawProd]

When I saw the title "memory leak", I thought it was going to be about programs unintentionally letting out data, like HeartBleed.

[agsiar]

thank you! I was having some questions about memory leaks that other videos didn't address directly like yours (like if the memory stays "locked away" even after program termination). thanks again, and have a nice day :)

[lunardust]

Ummm. Good but when a program ends the memory will always get returned back to the system. I've never seen a memory leak live beyond the process exiting

[salmanmohammad]

Very informative and well explained in simple terms with good real time examples. Thank you very much!!

[Mrwiseguy]

Thanks for the video, very nice explanation. One question though, you mentioned garbage collection and how it should theoretically prevent memory leaks. However, in some cases, memory leaks are still possible. I know in Java memory leaks are possible with bad coding habits. My question is, how does garbage collection in Java determine if a reference to memory is still relevant to the program? And in what instances does the programmer have to account for clearing up memory?

[jpgo]

hahaha the intro noises "fwuue, fwue, fweuuuh". Funny choice.

[djsnowpdx]

Thank you! This was very informative. Perhaps in the future, add a table of contents to the beginning so we can find the solution to the problem immediately. Loved this video!

[uniquesoul]

This was so concise and to the point !!!Awesome

[maccheese]

Oh you again...I should have subbed the last time I watch your "Bit masking" vid!! Excellent as usual! Keep it up!!

[HarveyXE]

Thanks, dude! Rock on. In many languages when there is a return statement in a code block I have heard that garbage collection happens. Would you be able to confirm this?

[johnchen]

Excellent video, I have Windows 10 on my laptop and everytime I start my computer up it is fine, but I play a game or do some browsing on chrome the memory increases by about 10% even tho I have quit both apps. I found the main problem to be "system and compressed memory" in my task manager. Please help!

[athziriherrejon]

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge! AMAZING explanation

[vasilygerrans]

Thank you! Very informative, with good explanations.

[YeaBi]

Thanks for the explanation, really helped clear things up

[SKSK-qjql]

Thank you for explaining it conspicuously! All my doubts regarding memory leaks are fading away now..

I have a query though, what I learned that for few programming languages GC process itself consumes lot of memory.. please shed some light on that too :)

[jigri_pokhri]

Thanks buddy, this video helped me earn 5 points on my assignment.