Memory Allocation
Long-tail route · systems internals
Use this when heap behavior should stop hiding behind the API.
Allocator internals walkthrough from naive malloc/free to fragmentation and bookkeeping, with timeline-driven memory visualizations.
At a glance
Live interactive
The maintained version lives at the route linked here, with this garden note keeping the embed and editorial framing.
Best companion
Pair it with [[Load-Balancing]] when you want another systems route where hidden structure determines real performance.
Time and level
About 10 to 15 minutes. Intermediate. It stays approachable if you treat it as a visual map of fragmentation and bookkeeping.
Reading path
- Open the live interactive: https://kohnnn.github.io/interactive-explanation/memory-allocation/
- Continue through Load-Balancing or Exploring-GPGPU-on-iOS when you want nearby compute-and-systems routes
- Move through the local archive via Interactive or Visual Notes