Memory

Herb Sutter presents atomic<> Weapons, 2 of 2. This was filmed at C++ and Beyond 2012. As the title suggests, this is a two part series (given the depth of treatment and complexity of the subject matter). STOP! => Watch part 1 first! Download the slides. Abstract: This session in…

Herb Sutter presents atomic<> Weapons, 1 of 2. This was filmed at C++ and Beyond 2012. As the title suggests, this is a two part series (given the depth of treatment and complexity of the subject matter). Part 1 -> Optimizations, races, and the memory model; acquire and…

The Windows heap manager has been around as long as Windows has, evolving with each release, getting faster, more reliable, and more secure. In Windows 8, the heap manager improves in two major areas: performance and security. In this video, Greg Colombo, a developer on the Windows kernel team…

This video shows how Windows 8 can improve memory and Metro style app responsiveness. http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/04/17/reclaiming-memory-from-metro-style-apps.aspx

Performance Architect Vance Morrison spends his time isolating and solving performance issues in the .NET framework and Visual Studio, and Vance and team have recently been busy tuning the performance and memory usage characteristics of .NET's upcoming release. Here, we learn about…

A new product from Century introduces a DIY device that lets you use Compact Flash cards for storage to create solid state drives between 2GB and 2TB in size. OK, the 2TB is theoretical...for now, at least. The device itself is a SATA HDD and is available now on GeekStuff4U for $192.67. Too much?…