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Jul 14, 2026 · Backend Development

How to Diagnose C++ Memory Leaks and Segmentation Faults for High‑Frequency Interviews

The article explains why memory leaks and segmentation faults are hard‑to‑detect hidden bugs in Linux C++ back‑end and embedded development, illustrates common causes with concrete code samples, and walks through Linux commands and tools such as top, ps, pmap, vmstat, Valgrind, AddressSanitizer, memleak and gdb to locate and fix these issues.