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Auto merge of #29860 - steveklabnik:stackheapfixes, r=huonw
Fixes #29853 Fixes #29852 While these points are true, we're not going for 100% accuracy here, this is introductory material. Changing these things would be more confusing, but it is important to note that we're presenting an abstraction here. r? @huonw
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this chapter will be a refresher. If you’re not, you’ll learn about this more
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general concept, but with a Rust-y focus.
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As with most things, when learning about them, we’ll use a simplified model to
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start. This lets you get a handle on the basics, without getting bogged down
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with details which are, for now, irrelevant. The examples we’ll use aren’t 100%
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accurate, but are representative for the level we’re trying to learn at right
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now. Once you have the basics down, learning more about how allocators are
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implemented, virtual memory, and other advanced topics will reveal the leaks in
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this particular abstraction.
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# Memory management
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These two terms are about memory management. The stack and the heap are

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