u/mynameisperlin r/compsci • Recommends
On “How faster is stack allocation compareed to heap allocation?”
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WHY IS THE HEAP SO SLOW?
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Intermediate. Assumes working knowledge.
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Systems programmingMemory managementPerformance and optimization
An explanation of how heap memory allocation works, why it introduces overhead, and how it compares to the stack.
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u/FastSlow7201in r/C_Programming • Recommends
On “Heap vs Stack memory”
Watch these videos as it doesn't seem like you really understand what the stack and heap are.
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u/OldSkater7619in r/C_Programming • Mentions
On “How variables are stored”
Variables are either stored on the stack or the heap. They can also be held in the small amount of memory in the CPU which are called registers, but it is just a copy.
Variables called pointers have a value that is actually the memory address of another variable.