Kopec Explains Software

#109 How Is Memory Managed by Programmers?

Jan 9, 2023

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Introduction

2min

Manual Memory Management: A Paradigm for Programming

3min

The Benefits of Garbage Collection

2min

Java and Reference Counting

6min

Different programming languages employ different memory management techniques. The most common are manual memory management, tracing garbage collectors, and reference counting. For the programmer, each of these techniques requires different levels of bookkeeping and causes a different trade-off between safety and performance. In this episode, we explain each of these memory management techniques and why a programmer may pick one over another.

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