Memory Leak and Poker Sites.

[chicagoY]

I just read a couple of threads about Party causing memory leak and slowdown of computers. I noticed that for me the site that was the worst in this regard is Doyle's. It grinds my computer to a halt. Has anybody else had the same problem?

[Kovner]

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).

[SpaceAce]

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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

[JFrank]

FYI - I have a brand new Precision 380 Workstation and downloaded Party without hardly anything else. I have memory leaks and spikes here and there and slowdowns within the program that aren't too bad, but affect me when playing many tables. Something is up....

[SpaceAce]

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FYI - I have a brand new Precision 380 Workstation and downloaded Party without hardly anything else. I have memory leaks and spikes here and there and slowdowns within the program that aren't too bad, but affect me when playing many tables. Something is up....

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Probably poor code, like I said in my first reply. Realize that a lot of these poker sites are not hiring top-notch programming firms to build their poker software. A lot of the programming work is farmed out to what amount to coding sweatshops and the results are about what you'd expect. I don't know for sure that Party's latest software comes from that sort of operation but I wouldn't be surprised.

Probably the best thing you can do is turn off all animations and any other graphical extras. Also, turn off that stupid "CONGRATULATIONS!" thing if they still have it. Reducing the bells and whistles to a minimum should help. If there is a constant memory leak in the software, occasionally shutting it down and restarting it is your only real recourse unless you can eliminate it by disabling features.

SpaceAce