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Memory Fragmentation Issues with Dynamic Array Reallocation

Taylor Davis

Taylor Davis

4 months ago

When preallocating capacity exceeds actual usage, we waste memory but avoid reallocations. The default growth strategy (typically 1.5x or 2x) minimizes allocation overhead at the cost of potentially doubling peak memory during resize. For deterministic latency, reserve enough space upfront based on expected maximum size rather than relying on amortized O(1) insertion.

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