"Although managed programming would solve many -- but not all -- loss of resource problems, many developers resort to writing native code for size, performance, or real-time reasons," Boling writes.
Microsoft developed the Application Verifier program to analyze Windows CE and Windows Mobile applications at run time. The tool monitors for leaks of all sorts, including memory leaks, handle leaks, and leaks of GDI objects.
The tutorial is written by Douglas Boling, principal of Boling Consulting, a provider of Windows CE training and consulting. Boling is also the author of
Programming Microsoft Windows CE .NET, Third Edition, published by Microsoft Press.
Boling's Application Verifier tutorial is illustrated with many useful screen shots and code snippets. Read it here:
Using the Windows CE and Windows Mobile 5.0 Application Verifier
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