This post is number two in a three part series about memory consumption for web applications in general. Click here to read the first post. Memory leak examples In this post, we will look at different examples of leaks. The examples presented are as close as possible to real situations. Their purpose is to present several patterns that usually cause memory leaks. A way to manage the leakage is given along with the examples. The examples rely on the use of the ASP.NET AJAX Framework. Let’s start with a simple example of attaching a click event to a button element: Attaching event handlers HTML: <form id="form1" runat="server">        <asp:ScriptManager ID="theScriptManager" runat="server" />        <div id="buttonContainer">              ...

With the release of RadControls for WinForms Q1 2011 SP1, we officially completed the Q1 2011 release, and it is time to pave our way towards Q2 2011. The first thing we did, of course, was to schedule the tasks for the release and we think that it is time to share our plans for Q2 2011. Among all the goodies that the new release will feature, the most important are two new controls: Property Grid. This powerful control will provide a sophisticated Visual Studio-style property grid, and will allow for theming and customizations. Developers will be able to easily create...

A customer of ours faced a very interesting issue we were able to solve earlier today.   The problem was that when Visual Studio run under the context of his account, all the Telerik VSExtensions were available in the Extension Manager. On the other hand, when Visual Studio run as a different user, the Telerik WebUI VSExtensions were missing.   The problem is very likely to happen if you run Visual Studio under different accounts to test your applications with limited permissions. It happens when you usually install the Telerik VSExtensions through the installer and you decide to install a newer version through the Extension Manager:   The...

Telerik OpenAccess ORM has been selected as a Best of TechEd North America 2011 finalist in the Database Development category -- congratulations to the OpenAccess team! Their hard work is paying off, especially after the well-accepted usability revamp of the Visual Designer. There is one final vital step before the winners are selected from the finalists' pool, and it is an interview which will be conducted by the editorial judging panel during TechEd. We hope to grab this one -- it is highly deserved. If you plan to visit TechEd North America in Atlanta in May, stop by the Telerik booth and ask for an...

For the second consecutive year, Telerik will be a platinum sponsor and exhibitor at the StarEast conference May 1-6 in Orlando, FL. We invite you to stop by the Telerik booth to get a demo of what's new in Test Studio, talk shop and of course, get some great swag. Join us for an 'Industry Technical Presentation' on Silverlight and WPF automation challenges. This session will take place on Thursday, May 5 at 9:45am.  I look forward to seeing you there! -Daniel Levy