🖥️ C# WinForms + DTO (with COM Object) → 🔺 Memory Usage Problem
Hi everyone 👋 I’m running into a memory issue in my WinForms application.
I have a StudentDTO 👉 which contains an Address class 👉 that wraps a COM object.
The Grid is bound to a collection of these DTOs.
Data comes from an Object Server (C++ framework) that works like an ORM:
Tracks new/modified data.
On save, it validates and pushes changes to SQL backend.
⚠️ Problem: When I bind DTOs to the Grid, memory usage keeps increasing because each row holds a COM object.
👉 Question: What’s the best way to reduce or optimize memory usage when working with DTOs that wrap COM objects in a C# WinForms app?
🙏 Any tips, patterns, or best practices would be super helpful!
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