This video gives an overview of what an "Allocator" is in computer programming, with some visual examples.
Learning about the following terms will help you understand the content of this video:
- byte
- memory
- address
- operating system
- fragmentation
- contiguous
- block allocator
- stack
- function
- variable
- stack frame
- synchronous / asynchronous
- tree (computer science concept)
Want to learn more? Consider watching the following videos which expand on the concepts introduced here:
Memory Arenas - https://youtu.be/hI9aN8ZG4vg
If you're interested, I also produce a paid programming fundamentals course at https://thesimplejoyofprogramming.com
