The new operator[]

Hi!
This one was a very weird but beautiful experience of mine.



It happened in my previous organization Reliance Communications. Me and one of my colleague were preparing for a release (In software organization , release is when you submit your software to the testing team). Now we got stuck up in some issue.

There is a new operator in C++ which gives memory from the RAM ( for laymen) / from HEAP (for rest of us). Now all the new operators are crashing n corrupting the HEAP in our software. I got too much tensed as in the evening it was the release.



We actually checked each n every new operator in the project ( at run time it takes hell lot of time ). In the end we lost hope n nothing could be resolved. Finally we replaced each new operator with memory from STACK ( For layman it's like leaving car at home n going somewhere by motor bike, you will reach the destination but without the comfort of car). Finally we handled the release to testing team.



But those infinite new operators that I tested made a huge impact on my mind. When I slept in the night I had a weird dream. I went to bed very late around 4 am. So I was like I have to get up around 11 am to cover up my sleep. In my dream I was given an offer by some anonymous person. He gave me a big book in which there were around 1 million of "new operators" written. When i complete reading all those 1 million entries, then only I can have my full sound sleep. I started n keep on reading reading and reading. Around 7 am my mummy said wake up. And I shouted only 30 thousand left, let me sleep. Mummy was like "what you are saying?". And I kept on reading.



Finally I woke up with some entries left n incomplete sleep. The only thing I said when I woke up was "I am working too much".