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Aug 14, 2026 · Fundamentals

Why Our C++ Inventory Service Restarted Every Night: Memory Management Lessons

The article recounts how a C++‑based real‑time inventory system on 30 machines was forced to reboot nightly to free memory, illustrating the pitfalls of manual memory management and arguing that languages offering safer resource handling improve developer productivity and reduce error‑prone code.