Process Memory Layout

C++ Heap Memory Pitfall: Why Returning Pointers Can Break Your Code

C++ Heap Memory Pitfall: Why Returning Pointers Can Break Your Code

Not long ago, I was knee-deep in a debugging session, staring at a strange log line that made no sense: # Formatted Obj: �)y�

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How a Program Binary Becomes a Running Process

How a Program Binary Becomes a Running Process

Have you ever stopped to think about what really happens when you run a program?
Not just clicking “Run” or executing a command in the terminal, but what goes on under the hood—from the executable file sitting on your disk to a fully running process in memory?

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