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C++ Memory Management. Write leaner and safer C++ code using proven memory-management techniques

C++ Memory Management. Write leaner and safer C++ code using proven memory-management techniques

Patrice Roy, Michael Wong

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C++ programmers often face challenges in allocating and managing memory efficiently, especially given the diverse needs of real-time systems, embedded systems, games, and conventional desktop applications. This book offers a targeted approach to address the unique memory constraints of each domain.
Written by an ISO C++ Standards Committee member, Patrice Roy, this guide covers fundamental concepts of object lifetime and memory organization to help you write simpler and safer programs. You’ll learn how to control memory allocation mechanisms, create custom containers and allocators, and adapt allocation operators to suit your specific requirements, making your programs smaller, faster, safer, and more predictable.
Starting with core principles of memory management, this book introduces modern facilities that simplify your work and then dives into memory management mechanics, building solutions for specific application needs, and measuring their impact on your program’s behavior.
By the end of this book, you’ll be able to write secure programs that handle memory optimally for your application domain. You will also have a strong grasp of both high-level abstractions for safer programs and low-level abstractions that allow detailed customization.
  • 1. Objects, Pointers, and References
  • 2. Things to Be Careful With
  • 3. Casts and cv-qualifications
  • 4. Using Destructors
  • 5. Using Standard Smart Pointers
  • 6. Writing Smart Pointers
  • 7. Overloading Memory Allocation Operators
  • 8. Writing a Naïve Leak Detector
  • 9. Atypical Allocation Mechanisms
  • 10. Arena-Based Memory Management and Other Optimizations
  • 11. Deferred Reclamation
  • 12. Writing Generic Containers with Explicit Memory Management
  • 13. Writing Generic Containers with Implicit Memory Management
  • 14. Writing Generic Containers with Allocator Support
  • 15. Contemporary Issues
  • 16. Annexure: Things You Should Know
  • Title: C++ Memory Management. Write leaner and safer C++ code using proven memory-management techniques
  • Author: Patrice Roy, Michael Wong
  • Original title: C++ Memory Management. Write leaner and safer C++ code using proven memory-management techniques
  • ISBN: 9781805128243, 9781805128243
  • Date of issue: 2025-03-25
  • Format: Ebook
  • Item ID: e_49co
  • Publisher: Packt Publishing