Are memory leaks possible in managed environments like .NET?

Question

In C++ it is easily possible to have a permanent memory leak - just allocate memory and don\'t release it:

new char; //permanent memory leak guaranteed
         


        

Answer 1

Easiest memory leak:

public static class StaticStuff
{
    public static event Action SomeStaticEvent;
}

public class Listener
{
   public Listener() {
      StaticStuff.SomeStaticEvent+=DoSomething;
   }
   void DoSomething() {}
}

instances of Listener will never be collected.