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		paupino_masano on May 9, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Rust Memory Management C# and Java allocate objects to the heap and primitive types to the stack by default so perhaps it may be in context to that (i.e. It's not explicit but rather implicit on the type being used).

DorothySim on May 9, 2017 | [–]

> C# and Java allocate objects to the heap and primitive types to the stack by default (...)

Note that it only applies to local variables. If you have a primitive inside an object then it's allocated on the heap as part of the outer object.

bogomipz on May 9, 2017 | [–]

I see, that would make sense. Thanks.

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