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Are dictionaries on the stack or on the heap? (programming.dev)
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[–] mattie 1 points 3 months 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?