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> dynamic strings would be isolated to their own pool to avoid fragmenting the heap Strings have arbitrary sizes. How does pooling them together reduce fragmen

> dynamic strings would be isolated to their own pool to avoid fragmenting the heap Strings have arbitrary sizes. How does pooling them together reduce fragmentation? Do they always come and go in groups?

moomin 9y ago
I think it reduces fragmentation in the other pools, not the string pool.
- syrail 9y ago
  Bingo. This helps restrict the fragmentation from dynamic strings to one pool of memory, allowing the others to remain nicely packed, aligned, etc (whatever your ideal for them is).