I recently presented arguments for and against using dynamic memory allocation in C and C++ programs.1 I do agree that truly safety-critical systems ...

In C and C++, it can be very convenient to allocate and de-allocate blocks of memory as and when needed. This is certainly standard practice in both languages and almost unavoidable in C++. However, ...

Okay, I'm reading my old C++ textbooks from college and they all talk about dynamic memory allocation. We all know that when creating objects at compile time that they will be allocated to the ...

What does dynamic memory allocation actually mean? Find out inside PCMag's comprehensive tech and computer-related encyclopedia.

LWMalloc is an ultra-lightweight dynamic memory allocator designed for embedded systems that is said to outperform ptmalloc ...

I believe there will always be some classes of applications where using dynamic allocation, regardless of rich resources, is a poor choice. So in addition to answering whether you use or allow dynamic ...

According to the C++ Standard, these four variants of operator new (new, new [] , nothrow new , and nothrow new [] ) are the only replaceable memory allocation functions. If you really want to prevent ...

Well, it’s still not exactly clear how memory allocation “increases the average utilization” or “significantly increases performance.” To even attempt to understand Dynamic Caching, we ...

Many laptops today use DYNAMIC shared/allocated video memory, which means you have no control how much shared video memory capacity you want to allocate yourself, the system does it for you. Am I ...