#109 How Is Memory Managed by Programmers?
Kopec Explains Software
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Manual Memory Management: A Paradigm for Programming
In C, local variables are automatically allocated on the stack. But when you want to have long running chunks of memory that are dynamically allocated, use a standard library functions malloc and caloc. It gives the programmer a lot of fine grain control, but can also lead to errors because the programmer might make bookkeeping errors. For very performance intensive applications, manual memory management is still the preferred paradigm.
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