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Does SqlCommand.Dispose close the connection?

Can I use this approach efficiently? using(SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("GetSomething", new SqlConnection(Config.ConnectionString)) { cmd.Connection.Open(); // set …

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Is it necessary to explicitly remove event handlers in C#

I have a class that offers up a few events. That class is declared globally but not instanced upon that …

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When should I use delete vs setting elements to null in JavaScript?

Possible Duplicate: Deleting Objects in JavaScript I have a JS object having a large number of properties. If I want …

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Does garbage collector call Dispose()?

I thought the GC would call Dispose eventually if your program did not but that you should call Dispose() in …

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Why Large Object Heap and why do we care?

I have read about Generations and Large object heap. But I still fail to understand what is the significance (or …

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Does assigning objects to null in Java impact garbage collection?

Does assigning an unused object reference to null in Java improve the garbage collection process in any measurable way? My …

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What is the meaning of the -XX:NewRatio and -XX:OldSize JVM flags?

I am starting my java app with the following command line : java -XX:+PrintCommandLineFlags -verbose:gc -XX:+PrintGCDetails \ -XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC …

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Configuring v8's memory management to be smart for a node.js process

We run an XMPP server on node.js, on a machine with around 3.8 GB RAM. Here are the command line …

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Why does the JVM full GC need to stop-the-world?

I was asked this question, and I just answered "because the JVM needs to move objects", but later I Googled …

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Whole team gets 'too many unreachable loose objects' messages

Not long ago, we have made the switch from SVN to Git. A few days ago, I realized that all …

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