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Ask HN: How to avoid memory leaks in C?

• TheChaplain 8y ago
  Write code that is easy to maintain/read, make sure you understand the API:s and free allocated resources. Also learn how to use Valgrind, it is a remarkable tool really.
  • flukus 8y ago
    > Also learn how to use Valgrind, it is a remarkable tool really Seconded. Valgrind + unit tests + an incremental build can give you some really fast feedback on memory leaks and other issues. Just yesterday it showed us some errors in some "memory safe" c++ corner cases too.
• blacksqr 8y ago
  "Writing Bug-free C Code" https://www.duckware.com/bugfreec/index.html https://www.duckware.com/bugfreec/index.html