Comments on: Object References… http://www.spikedsoftware.co.uk/blog/2008/12/object-references/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:44:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rory http://www.spikedsoftware.co.uk/blog/2008/12/object-references/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Rory Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:51:07 +0000 http://www.spikedsoftware.co.uk/blog/?p=41#comment-5 Hehe, the garbage collector is great when it's on your side but a real pain when you get in it's way (or it in yours). I have a generic system similar to the one you described deployed at several clients and know the perils of IDisposable all too well. I'm facing a slightly different problem at the moment: my service runs for months without a problem, but then will suddenly stop importing files when nobody is looking. I am holding a reference to the timer, so it can't be the gc. I've seen it happen in at least two completely unrelated systems (one of which is no longer in use). I'm beginning to suspect theres a bug in long running timers that causes them to stop after a certain number of ticks or days or something (but with such a long period of time between occurrences it's a nightmare to test). Anyway, it's just something I thought you might want to be aware of in case it crops up in your project. I'll be sure to come back and let you know if I find a cause and/or solution. As for MSDN, it's permanently open and bolted to my secondary monitor ^_^ Hehe, the garbage collector is great when it’s on your side but a real pain when you get in it’s way (or it in yours). I have a generic system similar to the one you described deployed at several clients and know the perils of IDisposable all too well.

I’m facing a slightly different problem at the moment: my service runs for months without a problem, but then will suddenly stop importing files when nobody is looking. I am holding a reference to the timer, so it can’t be the gc. I’ve seen it happen in at least two completely unrelated systems (one of which is no longer in use). I’m beginning to suspect theres a bug in long running timers that causes them to stop after a certain number of ticks or days or something (but with such a long period of time between occurrences it’s a nightmare to test).

Anyway, it’s just something I thought you might want to be aware of in case it crops up in your project. I’ll be sure to come back and let you know if I find a cause and/or solution. As for MSDN, it’s permanently open and bolted to my secondary monitor ^_^

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