XPost: alt.folklore.computers   
   From: OFeem1987@teleworm.us   
      
   rbowman wrote this post by blinking in Morse code:   
      
   > On Mon, 05 Jan 2026 05:57:23 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:   
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   > It's been a day or three but I think I did. iirc it also had the charming   
   > feature of only manifesting in the Windows build, not in Linux where I had   
   > valgrind and electric fence.   
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   > Another mystery is why memory debuggers on Windows are expensive and   
   > barely usable. We had a Purify license but configuring the instrumentation   
   > was such a hassle it was rarely used. When the license came up for renewal   
   > nobody spoke up to keep it. BoundsChecker reportedly is even worse.   
      
   At work I was using a free product that was a lot like valgrind:   
   Dr. Memory.   
      
          
      
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