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Are dictionaries on the stack or on the heap? (programming.dev)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Dictionary is a value type so it is stack-allocated. But that value is a pretty thin wrapper around a heap-allocated backing store. I’m not sure how useful it is to think about or even know that detail. I hate doing the cliché thing here, but can I ask why you are asking?

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