60-Day C++ Systems Mastery (EDA • HFT • BigTech)
Padding & Alignment Rules
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C++ Object Layout in Memory

Understand how objects are laid out in memory from a systems perspective.

C++ Object Layout in Memory

This is normal text. If this looks like code, something is wrong ❌.

C++ objects are not abstract — they are bytes laid out in memory.


Simple Example

Here is an inline code example: sizeof(int) This should look inline, not like a block.


Basic C++ Struct

struct Point {
    int x;
    int y;
};