Tagged with memory
Python primarily uses reference counting, with cyclic garbage collection to clean objects that reference each other.
How does Python garbage collection work?
A generator yields values lazily so you can stream work instead of building the whole collection at once.
What is a generator?
JavaScript uses garbage collection, but leaks still happen when references stay alive unexpectedly or when code creates unnecessary work.
Garbage collection, memory leaks, deep copy vs shallow copy, and performance pitfalls in loops and DOM updates
Use categorical dtype for repeated low-cardinality labels to save memory and make category semantics explicit.
When should you use categorical dtype in pandas?
Short-term memory is the active conversation context, while long-term memory is persisted information reused across sessions or tasks.
Short-term memory vs long-term memory in agents