[Am-info] Why does NT fail to release allocated memory?

[Lewis A. Mettler]

Erick,

I discontinued all code development on Microsoft platforms.  And, I plan
to discontinue their use altogether as soon as possible.

However, I have noticed the inability of NT to remain running unless a
couple of programs were closed out from time to time.  One of these I
did write myself.  The other is a commercial version written by others.

I only wanted to receive confirmation (or not) that NT fails to allow
programs to run on an ongoing basis without running out of memory.

I suspect that Microsoft uses an undocumented API that permits only
Microsoft brand applications from not having this problem on Microsoft
systems.  Microsoft Corporation does a lot of rather stupid engineering
just to prevent consumers from gaining the benefit of their OS.  I was
only trying to confirm my suspicion.

Erick Andrews wrote:
> 
> On Thu, 06 Jan 2000 12:59:59 -0800, Lewis A. Mettler wrote:
> 
> >
> >Is NT broken?
> 
> Lewis, as a programmer yourself, you must know the answer to this.
> Rhetorically or not, the answer is relative.  For MS, it's a feature.
> For programmers not in MS's inner sanctum, key API's are certainly
> kept by Microsoft as unknowable, and might just as well be broken
> to those who haven't yet sold their souls.
> 
> >
> >Why is it that allocated memory is not released by NT?  I understand
> >that Microsoft does not guarantee memory released by a program will be
> >returned to the available pool until the program is terminated?  Or,
> >does that "feature" only apply to non-Microsoft applications that do not
> >use a secret API?  Or, do not identify themselves as a Microsoft
> >application?
> 
> Who's program?  See my statement above.
> 
> >
> >Perhaps you know?
> 
> Does it really matter?  You either play their game or lose your business.
> Sounds like you're trying to write serious code for a Windows platform?
> If so, good luck.  If this was the answer you wanted to provoke, well,
> you got it and that's ok by me, too.
> 
> Erick Andrews
> 
> >
> >--
> >Lewis A. Mettler, Esq.(Attorney and Software Developer)
> >lmettler@LAMLaw.com
> >http://www.lamlaw.com/ (detailed review of the Microsoft antitrust
> >trial)
> >
> >

-- 
Lewis A. Mettler, Esq.(Attorney and Software Developer)
lmettler@LAMLaw.com
http://www.lamlaw.com/ (detailed review of the Microsoft antitrust
trial)