Is Object Releasing on Program Exit Really Needed?

Question

Is releasing objects on a programs exit/close needed?

In other words, let us say for the sake of argument, you have a button that closes your application, but right

Answer 1

On the iPhone, you don't need to, and as far as I am aware, you can't. After receiving applicationWillTerminate: you have a few seconds to save your state and then the OS kills your process. Build one of the sample apps and put a breakpoint in one of the dealloc methods. They never get hit.

Here is a huge argument about it: link text

Note: Objective C dealloc is not the same thing as a C++ Deconstructor. In a Deconstructor you can close files, handles, etc. In Objective C dealloc is just for releasing memory. You must close your other resources earlier since dealloc may never get called.