> scubbo's questions already indicate some knowledge of memory management I'm flattered! But no - I have a math degree, and the Java and Python that I'm famili

> scubbo's questions already indicate some knowledge of memory management I'm flattered! But no - I have a math degree, and the Java and Python that I'm familiar with are strictly high-level and self-taught from six years in industry * . I can give you an idea of my lack of knowledge of actual low-level details by saying that I know that the heap and the stack are different concepts in memory, but not how they differ in structure or use. Thanks for the link to CDR Coding - I'll work my way through that, and hopefully it will spur a lot more puzzled questions that I can then Google to continue educating myself! * plus I worked my way through Seven Languages in Seven Weeks a few months back, so I can fumble my way through understanding a Lisp (Clojure, if I recall correctly)