The Bug that Forced Me to Understand Memory Compaction - Emily Giurleo

Did you know that Ruby 2.7 introduces a new method for manual memory compaction? Neither did I. Then a user reported a bug on a gem I maintain, and well... In this talk, I’ll tell you a story about how one bug forced me to learn all about memory management in Ruby. By the end of this talk, you should understand how memory is allocated on the heap, how Ruby implements garbage collection, and what memory compaction is all about! Emily Giurleo Emily Giurleo is a software engineer and avid Rubyist. This December, she'll start working at Numero, where she'll help build the next generation of campaign finance tools. In her spare time, she enjoys creating tech for good causes, reading fantasy novels, and hanging out with her pets.