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 should avoid using dynamic allocation because the ...

I have a question about dynamically allocating enough memory space to read data/text from a file no matter if the user wants to read one line or the entire file. For example let say I have a text file ...

As someone who has spent over two decades in the embedded systems industry, I’ve seen the vast evolution of technology—from 8-bit microcontrollers to today’s sophisticated, multicore systems. Yet, one ...

The TCP/IP functionality of a connected device uses dynamic RAM allocation because of the unpredictable nature of network behavior. For example, if a device serves a web dashboard, we cannot control ...

Many virtualization administrators have to face down the complex task of memory allocation in their environments. Regardless of whether an organization uses VMware vSphere or Microsoft Hyper-V, ...