Sep 17, 2008 · What are the stack and heap? Where are they located physically in a computer's memory? To what extent are they controlled by the OS or language run-time? What is their …

Feb 22, 2010 · A memory heap is a location in memory where memory may be allocated at random access. Unlike the stack where memory is allocated and released in a very defined …

Apr 14, 2009 · Besides the obvious answer of a Priority Queue, when would a heap be useful in my programming adventures?

If you want to increase your heap space, you can use java -Xms<initial heap size> -Xmx<maximum heap size> on the command line. By default, the values are based on the JRE …

Mar 18, 2012 · 937 Can someone help explain how can building a heap be O (n) complexity? Inserting an item into a heap is O (log n), and the insert is repeated n/2 times (the remainder …

Python includes the heapq module for min-heaps, but I need a max-heap. What should I use for a max-heap implementation in Python?

The heap is a part in memory that is shared by all threads of a process. Space can be allocated on the heap using malloc and has to be freed with free when it is not used anymore to prevent …

A bit late to the party, but I noticed a significant increase memory usage my the application I am debugging when I turned on Page Heap. Unfortunately up to the point the (32bit) application …

Nov 2, 2015 · The heap is a bunch of memory that can be used dynamically. If you want 4kb for an object then the dynamic allocator will look through its list of free space in the heap, pick out …

The heap in .Net is a portion of memory that for practical purposes can reach a maximum of around 1.5GB for 32-bit processes and unlimited for 64-bit (again, for practical purposes), and …