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Finding uninitialized memory and corruption (altdevblogaday.org)
4 points by slackito 5496 days ago
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Code check for uninitialized variables. Examine pointer lifetimes for violations. Back out the last N code changes until the problem goes away - then eyeball those changes. Eliminate arrays or at least arrays with fixed bounds. Stop using stupid intrinsics (unchecked memory moves etc).