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Heap vs Stack

• Concept area to understand what is a heap, a stack and there differences.
• Heap and Stack go hand in hand with a process called Dynamic memory allocation, I would advice to visit that section first.

Resources

• Stack Versus Heap
• Stack/Heap Allocation, Frames, Call Stacks, Recursion - Computer Stuff They Didn't Teach You #12
• What on Earth is Recursion
• Reverse Polish Notation and The Stack - Computerphile

Programs

• stackgrowth : A program to check whether the stack grows downward or upward.