Comments on: Premature Optimization

By: etb

etb — Thu, 14 May 2009 20:54:05 +0000

what AhmedG meant is that free() releases the memory allocated with malloc().

Saying `allocated using C’ may let think that this code has sense:
int a;
free(&a);
while it does not.

The point is: malloc() gives you a piece of memory, and this piece of memory will be there until you release it explicitly with free().
If you lose the address of the piece of memory you cannot use it anymore, but it will be still there. It is wasted space.

By: AhmedG

AhmedG — Wed, 13 May 2009 11:53:18 +0000

@karmanya

malloc() is a function in C used to “allocate” memory (set it aside for a specific purpose), free() is a function in C that frees the memory allocated using C.

I’m not well veresed in C so I’m not sure how much that helps. Perhaps Salvatore can explain further.

By: wareya

wareya — Wed, 13 May 2009 10:39:25 +0000

Premature Optimization, leaks like there’s no tomorrow, leaking preferable to taking time to free()… I smell a pun!

By: dantotheman

dantotheman — Wed, 13 May 2009 06:32:05 +0000

Ahh, this explains his preffernce for VB…

By: karmanya

karmanya — Tue, 12 May 2009 15:46:58 +0000

I didn’t get this one.

By: wired

wired — Tue, 12 May 2009 11:15:00 +0000

owned =]

By: progfou

progfou — Tue, 12 May 2009 04:23:49 +0000

@larethian for that, using static storage for everything, he would have need to know the concept of virtual memory, allowing to use more space than the single RAM can stand… do you really think he knows that? ;-)

By: larethian

larethian — Tue, 12 May 2009 01:47:48 +0000

Ross knows how to use malloc()? Shouldn’t he be using static storage for everything? And putting everything in global space for easy access muahahahaha!

but like Roman said, the punchline was stupendous! =)

By: Roman Cheplyaka

Roman Cheplyaka — Mon, 11 May 2009 17:14:34 +0000

“It leaks like there’s no tomorrow.” — excellent :)

By: GNUbie

GNUbie — Mon, 11 May 2009 12:13:56 +0000

Boris’ cover is getting thinner and thinner. I think we will soon see the end of his mission….