JSON’s Quiet Rise: Displacing XML
Alex Rivers
The Evolution of Data Representation: From XML to JSON Understanding Data Objects and Their Attributes In computer science, data objects with attributes are a fundamental concept. They capture features of…
Computer Science
Optimizing Memory Management with Custom Arenas
Unlocking Efficient Memory Management The Power of Customization When it comes to dynamic memory allocation, the standard memory manager is often sufficient. However, in certain situations, a custom memory manager…
Optimize Memory with Data Member Ordering
Optimizing Memory Usage: The Power of Data Member Ordering When it comes to designing efficient data structures, every byte counts. One crucial aspect of memory management is the ordering of…
Mastering Memory Alignment
Unlocking the Secrets of Memory Alignment The Importance of Custom Alignment When working with stack variables, it’s essential to understand how custom alignment affects memory management. Consider a scenario where…
Memory Management in C++: Avoiding Fragmentation and Leaks
The Hidden Dangers of Memory Fragmentation Imagine a scenario where you’re working with a small, contiguous block of memory, allocating objects of different sizes. You start by allocating objects of…
Understanding Memory Allocation
Uncovering the Secrets of Memory Allocation The Mysterious Case of the Stack When a thread starts, a fixed-size contiguous memory block is allocated for the stack. But have you ever…
Mastering Memory Management for Optimal Performance
Unlocking the Secrets of Memory Management The Performance Impact of Memory Handling As we’ve explored in previous chapters, the way we handle memory has a profound impact on performance. The…
Apache Flink: A Unified Framework for Stream and Batch Processing
Apache Flink is an open-source framework for processing large streaming data in real-time. It offers unified stream and batch processing, stateful stream processing, and event-time computation. Flink guarantees performance, correctness,…
What is ZFS, How to Use It, and Why It’s So Good
ZFS is a file system with volume management capabilities that was originally developed by Sun Microsystems for their Solaris operating system in 20011 It is now widely used in Unix-like…
OOP Explained
Preface OOP is a way of thinking / design pattern. It can be understood by way of a number of different analogs. Not all the analogs described here are perfect…