You probably heard, read or even learned that Flex was managing the memory automatically for you, does it mean you don’t have any responsibility regarding memory management in Flex? Absolutely not!

If you’re surprised by my answer, keep reading to understand how memory is managed in Flex using garbage collection, what responsibilities this is putting on developers, what the classical causes of memory leaks are and what are the good practices to enhance or optimize the memory management in your applications.

When I decided to take a look at Flex, I quickly realized that learning a new language today is completely different than it was when I learned C or C++ (more than 15 years ago!). Yes, since that time, the Internet grew a lot and makes the learning process much easier today since so many information is just a click away from you nowadays.

So, I’d like to share and discuss with you some ideas or comments on what can be found on the web that can help learning Flex. If you’re interested, follow me on my Flex learning journey (part 1).