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How to analyze memory leaks on Windows
We use valgrind to find memory leaks in MySQL on Linux. The tool is a convenient, and often enlightening way of finding out where the real and potential problems are location. On Windows, you dont have valgrind, but Microsoft do provide a free nat…
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Setting up the developer stack issues
There’s a great post on Coding Horror about Configuring the Stack. Basically the gripe is with the complexity of installing the typical developer stack, in this case on Windows, using Visual Studio. My VS setup isn’t vastly different to the one Je…
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Using static disks in Parallels for performance
Using a static disk, or even just multiple disks, within Parallels can make a big difference to performance. This is particularly true with Windows virtual machines within OS X; I’ve managed to change the boot time from about 30 seconds to under 2…