Dynamic Memory

Dynamic Memory

Topics Covered

• The heap vs the stack
• malloc, calloc, realloc, and free
• Checking for allocation failure
• Memory leaks and how to avoid them
• Dangling pointers and use-after-free
• Double free errors
• Introduction to valgrind and AddressSanitizer

Content coming soon. This module will cover dynamic memory allocation — one of C's most error-prone areas. It explains heap management, the malloc family of functions, and the tools used to detect memory errors.