Out of memory? Keep going!

[Gavin Kendall]

I found the following C# code in an existing application I was hired to rewrite..

catch (System.OutOfMemoryException)
{
continue;
}

[M Harris]

Ahhh, yes a true classic.

-- Real programmers don't comment their code. It was hard to write, it should be hard to understand.

[Vasudevan Deepak Kumar]

Exquisite gems in programming right? :)

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[Vasudevan Deepak Kumar]

How about a new operator in the catch block? :-D

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[jhwurmbach]

I once saw a program that allocated a huge array on startup. When a certain out of memory condition occurred, it freed the array, then performed a shutdown (hoping that the newly available memory would suffice). I was quite frightened.

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Failure is not an option - it's built right in.

[ruanr]

I can just imagine that guy sitting there thinking, "Out of memory... PROBLEM SOLVED!!!111!11one"

[Sylvester george]

initially 0000111111000001111100000111111 finally 0000000000000000000000000000000 :laugh::laugh::laugh:

Regards, Sylvester G

[Dario Solera]

catch(OutOfMemoryException ex) {
Ram r = new Ram(RamDualChannelMode.Enabled, 512, 512);
r.Install(RamInstallMode.HotPlug);
}

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[Paul Conrad]

Wow, run out of memory and just keep going as if nothing happened :rolleyes:

"Any sort of work in VB6 is bound to provide several WTF moments." - Christian Graus

[Super Lloyd]

I think the "new Ram()" call will fail, hence installation would be impossible... How unfortunate! :rolleyes:

[Sathesh Sakthivel]

:laugh::laugh:

Regards, Satips.:rose: Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow; Don't walk behind me, I may not lead; Walk beside me, and just be my friend. - Albert Camus