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When programming, do you explicitly test for out-of-memory conditions?   [Edit]

Survey period: 29 Sep 2008 to 6 Oct 2008

It's simple enough to do, but in this Gigabyte era, do you do it?

OptionVotes% 
Yes, always1167.71
Yes, mostly1036.85
Yes, sometimes26717.75
No87458.11
I don"t know how1449.57



 
GeneralRelated ... Pin
Vasudevan Deepak Kumar29-Sep-08 9:01
Vasudevan Deepak Kumar29-Sep-08 9:01 
GeneralDepends on the application. [modified] Pin
John M. Drescher29-Sep-08 7:47
John M. Drescher29-Sep-08 7:47 
Generalwhat can you do anyway? Pin
patbob29-Sep-08 5:29
patbob29-Sep-08 5:29 
JokeRe: what can you do anyway? Pin
Grimolfr30-Sep-08 6:43
Grimolfr30-Sep-08 6:43 
GeneralOnly when appropriate Pin
Ravi Bhavnani29-Sep-08 2:52
professionalRavi Bhavnani29-Sep-08 2:52 
GeneralMore Sensible Response Pin
W Balboos, GHB29-Sep-08 2:37
W Balboos, GHB29-Sep-08 2:37 
GeneralRe: More Sensible Response Pin
13xforever29-Sep-08 21:59
13xforever29-Sep-08 21:59 
GeneralRe: More Sensible Response Pin
W Balboos, GHB2-Oct-08 2:54
W Balboos, GHB2-Oct-08 2:54 
13xforever wrote:
annoying for everyone who have straight hands


Just my luck . . . nasty arthritis has left my index fingers both bent at ca. 20 degree angles and damaged some of the others, as well. No wonder Vista doesn't seem to do it for me. Hopefully, the next version of windows will have some help/enhancements for those of us who are finger-pointing-impaired.







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GeneralRe: More Sensible Response Pin
Paul Glaubitz30-Sep-08 9:20
Paul Glaubitz30-Sep-08 9:20 
GeneralRe: More Sensible Response Pin
W Balboos, GHB2-Oct-08 3:04
W Balboos, GHB2-Oct-08 3:04 
AnswerRe: More Sensible Response Pin
Paul Glaubitz2-Oct-08 3:27
Paul Glaubitz2-Oct-08 3:27 
GeneralMissing response Pin
Gary Wheeler29-Sep-08 0:14
Gary Wheeler29-Sep-08 0:14 
GeneralRe: Missing response Pin
Ravi Bhavnani29-Sep-08 2:46
professionalRavi Bhavnani29-Sep-08 2:46 
GeneralRe: Missing response Pin
Vasudevan Deepak Kumar29-Sep-08 9:10
Vasudevan Deepak Kumar29-Sep-08 9:10 
GeneralRe: Missing response Pin
Ravi Bhavnani29-Sep-08 9:13
professionalRavi Bhavnani29-Sep-08 9:13 
GeneralRe: Missing response Pin
Vasudevan Deepak Kumar29-Sep-08 9:23
Vasudevan Deepak Kumar29-Sep-08 9:23 
Generalnew throws exception Pin
ed welch28-Sep-08 22:01
ed welch28-Sep-08 22:01 
GeneralRe: new throws exception Pin
andy_p28-Sep-08 23:37
andy_p28-Sep-08 23:37 
GeneralRe: new throws exception Pin
Peter Rock29-Sep-08 2:01
Peter Rock29-Sep-08 2:01 
GeneralRe: new throws exception Pin
ed welch29-Sep-08 3:52
ed welch29-Sep-08 3:52 
GeneralRe: new throws exception Pin
allsiante1-Oct-08 23:23
allsiante1-Oct-08 23:23 
GeneralRe: new throws exception Pin
ed welch2-Oct-08 6:22
ed welch2-Oct-08 6:22 
GeneralIt is easy to run out of memory Pin
Vladimir D28-Sep-08 21:51
Vladimir D28-Sep-08 21:51 
GeneralRe: It is easy to run out of memory Pin
CDP180228-Sep-08 23:32
CDP180228-Sep-08 23:32 
GeneralRe: It is easy to run out of memory Pin
Vladimir D28-Sep-08 23:51
Vladimir D28-Sep-08 23:51 

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