Re: Memory Leak and Poker Sites.
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If it grinds your computer to a halt while you are playing, it doesn't neccesarily have a memory leak. It is probably just a memory hog for some reason. If, when you stop playing, your computer returns to normal speed, they correctly deallocated the memory they were using (though, they probably did a bad job of memory management if this is the case).
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If it causes the computer to gradually perform worse and worse, it probably IS a memory leak. Most likely, poorly programmed socket functions or creating non-automatic variables and never deleting them. I think poor socket code is more likely.
If the program instantly causes a performance decrease, the computer probably just isn't beefy enough to handle the standard wasteful coding practices employed by lazy programmers.
To the original poster: what are your computer's stats, especially RAM?
SpaceAce
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