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Memory Checker Tools For C++?
An anonymous reader writes "These newfangled memory-managed languages like Java and C# leave an old C++ dev like me feeling like I am missing the love. Are there any good C++ tools out there that do really good memory validation and heap checking? I have used BoundsChecker but I was looking for something a little faster. For my problem I happen to need something that will work on Windows XP 64. It's a legacy app so I can't just use Boosts' uber nifty shared_ptr. Thanks for any ideas."
Do you actually write real programs or do you just play around with coding paradigms all day? You seem to like name dropping - RAil , LOKI, SWIG (whatever the hell that is) ,binders, adapters, observer , mvc patterns (oooh , patterns , theres a word no-nothings drool over) but can you actually code? Could you sit down and write for example a network server to do real time trading and failover without being surrounded by a mountain of books to give you all the latest buzzwords & TLAs to impress your boss with and blocks of code you don't really understand and you couldn't write yourself to use as lego bricks to build your slow, bloated app? I doubt it somehow.
Sorry , but I get tired of people of your ilk. Perhaps I'm too old for coding , but when all it consists of is buzzword of the month and seeing the bloatware that gets dished up these days as "code" I do wonder about the general level of ability in the IT industry. It seems its gone the way of politics - all image , spin and buzzwords but little ability to get any decent work done.