Apr 14, 2009 · Besides the obvious answer of a Priority Queue, when would a heap be useful in my programming adventures?

I am getting confused with memory allocation basics between Stack vs Heap. As per the standard definition (things which everybody says), all Value Types will get allocated onto a Stack and …

May 27, 2011 · What is the difference between a heap and BST? When to use a heap and when to use a BST? If you want to get the elements in a sorted fashion, is BST better over heap?

If you want to increase your heap space, you can use java -Xms<initial heap size> -Xmx<maximum heap size> on the command line. By default, the values are based on the JRE …

Python includes the heapq module for min-heaps, but I need a max-heap. What should I use for a max-heap implementation in Python?

Mar 18, 2012 · 945 Can someone help explain how can building a heap be O (n) complexity? Inserting an item into a heap is O (log n), and the insert is repeated n/2 times (the remainder …

Why are the runtime heap used for dynamic memory allocation in C-style languages and the data structure both called "the heap"? Is there some relation?

How can I check heap size (and used memory) of a Java application on Linux through the command line? I have tried through jmap. But it gives information about internal memory …

Heap memory The heap memory is the runtime data area from which the Java VM allocates memory for all class instances and arrays. The heap may be of a fixed or variable size. The …

Apr 6, 2017 · The heap is part of your process's address space. The heap can be grown or shrunk; you manipulate it by calling brk(2) or sbrk(2). This is in fact what malloc(3) does. …