Google Talk memory leak
Why does an instant messenger application need 8.5 times more memory than Visual Studio 2008 with 5 projects open?
I understand that Google can hide behind the “beta” tag as long as they want, but this memory leak has been around for at least 3 years already. Is it really that hard to fix it?
[...] leaks. It was a huge problem then and it is still a problem now. Even companies like Google can’t keep their products without leaks. GC has made it a lot [...]
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December 28, 2009 at 8:12 pm