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Everyone is doing memory management wrong. feat. Ryan Fleury | S2 E02

Backend Banter

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Mastering Memory Management with Arenas

This chapter explores the intricacies of memory management, focusing on arenas as an innovative method for managing memory allocation. It contrasts traditional techniques like garbage collection and manual allocation with the advantages of using arenas, particularly in contexts like JSON parsing and game development. Through various examples, the chapter emphasizes the importance of understanding memory lifetimes and the efficiency gained from adopting arena-based strategies.

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