Session of low-level optimization of memory usage in C++ programs with total exposure

Apriorit Inc, Victor A. Milokum

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In this article, we will try to make our algorithms work faster using the methods of low-level optimization of memory allocation in C++.

make-it-faster.zip
- src
  - make_it_faster.sln
  - make_it_faster
    - alloc
    - cmnArena.h
    - cmnArenaAllocators.h
    - cmnArenaCustomStlAllocators.h
    - cmnArenaProvider.inc
    - cmnArenaStlAllocators.h
    - cmnFastObjects.h
    - cmnGrowingArena.h
    - make_it_faster.vcproj
    - make_it_faster_80.vcproj
    - make_it_faster_80.vcproj.DEV.ligen.user
    - win32
      - make_it_faster_win32
        
        cmnArenaWin32.h
        
        cmnTlsBasedArena.cpp
        
        cmnTlsBasedArena.h
        
        make_it_faster_win32.vcproj
        
        make_it_faster_win32_80.vcproj
        
        make_it_faster_win32_80.vcproj.DEV.ligen.user
        
        ReadMe.txt
  - make_it_faster_80.sln
  - win32_arena_local_sample
    - arena_local_sample.vcproj
    - arena_local_sample_80.vcproj
    - arena_local_sample_80.vcproj.DEV.ligen.user
    - local.cpp
  - win32_arena_sample
    - arena_sample.vcproj
    - arena_sample_80.vcproj
    - arena_sample_80.vcproj.DEV.ligen.user
    - main.cpp
  - win32_arena_tests
    - arena_tests.cpp
    - arena_tests.vcproj
    - arena_tests_80.vcproj
    - arena_tests_80.vcproj.DEV.ligen.user
  - win32_fast_object_sample
    - fast_object_sample.vcproj
    - fast_object_sample_80.vcproj
    - fast_object_sample_80.vcproj.DEV.ligen.user
    - placement.cpp

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Apriorit Inc

Chief Technology Officer Apriorit Inc.

United States

ApriorIT is a software research and development company specializing in cybersecurity and data management technology engineering. We work for a broad range of clients from Fortune 500 technology leaders to small innovative startups building unique solutions.

As Apriorit offers integrated research&development services for the software projects in such areas as endpoint security, network security, data security, embedded Systems, and virtualization, we have strong kernel and driver development skills, huge system programming expertise, and are reals fans of research projects.

Our specialty is reverse engineering, we apply it for security testing and security-related projects.

A separate department of Apriorit works on large-scale business SaaS solutions, handling tasks from business analysis, data architecture design, and web development to performance optimization and DevOps.

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