
Memory Management
Course Index
28 Lessons · 3 Sections
Master memory management — the foundation of high-performance systems programming. Covers stack vs heap, garbage collection algorithms, manual memory, smart pointers, memory leaks & profiling. Includes 4 production builds: custom allocator, GC simulation, memory profiler & leak detector.
28Lessons
3Sections
4Projects
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Section 1Memory Management FundamentalsLessons 1–10
Lesson 1
What is Memory Management?
Lesson 2
Stack vs Heap Memory
Lesson 3
Manual Memory Management: C & C++
Lesson 4
Pointers & References
Lesson 5
Memory Allocation: malloc, new & free
Lesson 6
Memory Leaks & Buffer Overflows
Lesson 7
Garbage Collection: Mark & Sweep
Lesson 8
Generational Garbage Collection
Lesson 9
Reference Counting & Smart Pointers
Lesson 10
Rust Ownership & Borrowing
Section 2Language Implementations & AdvancedLessons 11–22
Lesson 11
Java Memory Model & JVM GC
Lesson 12
Python Memory Management
Lesson 13
JavaScript Memory Model
Lesson 14
Go Memory Management
Lesson 15
Memory Profiling Tools
Lesson 16
Memory Alignment & Cache Locality
Lesson 17
Virtual Memory & Paging
Lesson 18
Memory-Mapped Files
Lesson 19
Off-Heap Memory & Direct Buffers
Lesson 20
Memory Fragmentation
Lesson 21
Detecting Memory Leaks in Production
Lesson 22
Memory Management in AI/ML Systems 2026
Section 3Safe Languages, 2026 Trends & ProjectsLessons 23–28