While programming, I compile and test application maybe hundred of times a day. Moreover, I use to put my computer into sleep mode overnight, so memory does not get cleaned by the fresh system start.
Often, I postpone solving memory leaks for later, say a particular day in a week. My question is, whether memory leaks that occur during debugging sessions can accumulate and affect the stability of whole system. Alternatively, is all the memory automatically released by the operating system, after the debugged application exit?
I develop in C++ under Visual Studio 2010, Windows 7 x64.
No, the operating system cleans up when the process terminates.