Dive deep into how computers allocate, use, and reclaim memory. Start with the fundamentals of RAM, addresses, and process memory layout, then explore stack and heap allocation in detail. Learn about pointers, references, and the dangers of manual memory management. Understand garbage collection algorithms from reference counting to generational GC. Finally, master memory safety concepts, profiling tools, and cache-friendly programming. All exercises use Python simulations so you can visualize and experiment with low-level memory concepts in a high-level language.
Understand the fundamentals of computer memory, addressing, and process memory layout
Learn how the call stack manages function calls, local variables, and return addresses
Understand dynamic memory allocation, malloc/free, and memory fragmentation
Master pointers, references, pointer arithmetic, and smart pointer patterns
Explore automatic memory management algorithms from reference counting to generational GC
Identify memory bugs, understand memory safety in Rust, and optimize for cache performance
Comprehensive assessment covering memory fundamentals, stack and heap allocation, pointers, garbage collection, and memory safety