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    <p>I've been doing my best to learn C++ but my previous training will fall short in one major issue: memory management. My primary languages all have automatic garbage collection, so keeping track of everything has never really been necessary. I've tried reading up on memory management in C++ online, but I have this shaking suspicion that I am strill missing something.</p> <p>So, here's a multi-part question:</p> <ul><li>What is the bare minimum I need to know about memory management? (or, where do I go to find that out)?</li><li>Where do I go for intermediate and advanced knowledge/tutorials/etc (once I am done with the basics)?</li><br/>More specifically:<li>What is the performance difference between pointers and references?</li><li>I've heard that in loops, you need to make sure that you call <code>delete</code> on any new pointers before the loop re-iterates. Is this correct? Do you need to do something with references?</li><li>What are some classic examples of memory leaks?</li><li>What do I need to know about the following (and will I ever realistically need to use them -- if so, where?): <ul><li><code>malloc</code></li><li><code>free</code></li><li><code>calloc</code></li><li><code>realloc</code></li></ul></li></ul> <p>*********************** UPDATE *******************</p> <p>This is to address a reference to lmgtfy in comment one (by Ewan). If you start reading the information which is available there, it is not useful to the beginner. It is great theory, I think, but it is neither pertinent or useful to this question.</p>
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    1. COWhy did someone vote to close? This is a perfectly valid question
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    2. COAgreed. It's a perfectly good question.
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    3. COI think you should split this question into more bite sized pieces, any answer to all of the questions above will be several pages long.
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