Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. I don’t know anyone who likes investigating a Java heap dump. They can be massive — literally ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Vivek Yadav, an engineering manager from ...

I get to work on a number of fairly large vb6 applications, I've run into a situation where there was a pretty major overhaul of one of the applications. Now I think there is a pretty big memory leak ...

My Oct. 4 column discussed leak detection and provided details on basic detection methods. This column will look at more advanced methods. You may recall that the Oct. 4 column outlined various ...