C++ Memory Management: A Comprehensive Guide to Manual Allocation, Smart Pointers, RAII, Move Semantics, Custom Allocators, and Best Practices
Are your C++ applications plagued by memory leaks, mysterious crashes, and performance bottlenecks?

Every developer knows the frustration: code runs flawlessly in development, then crashes in production with cryptic segmentation faults. Memory consumption climbs steadily until the system grinds to a halt. You spend hours debugging, only to discover subtle use-after-free bugs buried deep in your codebase.

The brutal truth: While modern C++ offers powerful tools like smart pointers, move semantics, and RAII, most developers never learn to use them effectively.

This comprehensive guide transforms you from a developer who fears memory management into an expert who wields it as a competitive advantage.

Unlike theoretical textbooks, this book delivers battle-tested techniques, production-ready code, and real-world strategies used by companies building systems handling billions of requests daily.

What You'll Master:
Core Fundamentals:
Memory architecture essentials: stack vs heap, cache hierarchies, virtual memory
Smart pointer implementation from scratch-understand unique_ptr, shared_ptr, weak_ptr internals
Move semantics mastery: eliminate unnecessary copying for 10-100x performance gains
RAII patterns that make memory leaks virtually impossible
Advanced Techniques:

Custom allocator design for object pools, arena allocation, and specialized workloads
Cache optimization with data layout strategies and alignment techniques
Lock-free data structures with correct atomic operations and memory ordering
Memory-mapped files and virtual memory tricks for large-scale data processing
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C++ Memory Management: A Comprehensive Guide to Manual Allocation, Smart Pointers, RAII, Move Semantics, Custom Allocators, and Best Practices
Are your C++ applications plagued by memory leaks, mysterious crashes, and performance bottlenecks?

Every developer knows the frustration: code runs flawlessly in development, then crashes in production with cryptic segmentation faults. Memory consumption climbs steadily until the system grinds to a halt. You spend hours debugging, only to discover subtle use-after-free bugs buried deep in your codebase.

The brutal truth: While modern C++ offers powerful tools like smart pointers, move semantics, and RAII, most developers never learn to use them effectively.

This comprehensive guide transforms you from a developer who fears memory management into an expert who wields it as a competitive advantage.

Unlike theoretical textbooks, this book delivers battle-tested techniques, production-ready code, and real-world strategies used by companies building systems handling billions of requests daily.

What You'll Master:
Core Fundamentals:
Memory architecture essentials: stack vs heap, cache hierarchies, virtual memory
Smart pointer implementation from scratch-understand unique_ptr, shared_ptr, weak_ptr internals
Move semantics mastery: eliminate unnecessary copying for 10-100x performance gains
RAII patterns that make memory leaks virtually impossible
Advanced Techniques:

Custom allocator design for object pools, arena allocation, and specialized workloads
Cache optimization with data layout strategies and alignment techniques
Lock-free data structures with correct atomic operations and memory ordering
Memory-mapped files and virtual memory tricks for large-scale data processing
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C++ Memory Management: A Comprehensive Guide to Manual Allocation, Smart Pointers, RAII, Move Semantics, Custom Allocators, and Best Practices

C++ Memory Management: A Comprehensive Guide to Manual Allocation, Smart Pointers, RAII, Move Semantics, Custom Allocators, and Best Practices

by Drew A. Parker
C++ Memory Management: A Comprehensive Guide to Manual Allocation, Smart Pointers, RAII, Move Semantics, Custom Allocators, and Best Practices

C++ Memory Management: A Comprehensive Guide to Manual Allocation, Smart Pointers, RAII, Move Semantics, Custom Allocators, and Best Practices

by Drew A. Parker

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Overview

Are your C++ applications plagued by memory leaks, mysterious crashes, and performance bottlenecks?

Every developer knows the frustration: code runs flawlessly in development, then crashes in production with cryptic segmentation faults. Memory consumption climbs steadily until the system grinds to a halt. You spend hours debugging, only to discover subtle use-after-free bugs buried deep in your codebase.

The brutal truth: While modern C++ offers powerful tools like smart pointers, move semantics, and RAII, most developers never learn to use them effectively.

This comprehensive guide transforms you from a developer who fears memory management into an expert who wields it as a competitive advantage.

Unlike theoretical textbooks, this book delivers battle-tested techniques, production-ready code, and real-world strategies used by companies building systems handling billions of requests daily.

What You'll Master:
Core Fundamentals:
Memory architecture essentials: stack vs heap, cache hierarchies, virtual memory
Smart pointer implementation from scratch-understand unique_ptr, shared_ptr, weak_ptr internals
Move semantics mastery: eliminate unnecessary copying for 10-100x performance gains
RAII patterns that make memory leaks virtually impossible
Advanced Techniques:

Custom allocator design for object pools, arena allocation, and specialized workloads
Cache optimization with data layout strategies and alignment techniques
Lock-free data structures with correct atomic operations and memory ordering
Memory-mapped files and virtual memory tricks for large-scale data processing

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9798279613618
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date: 12/16/2025
Series: Build With Drew , #2
Pages: 344
Product dimensions: 8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.72(d)
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