Welcome to go-mem-layout, a powerful tool that helps you analyze Go structs and visualize how memory is organized. This tool shows memory alignment, padding, and offsets, making it perfect for anyone interested in performance engineering and systems research.
go-mem-layout helps you understand memory layouts of structs and binaries. It visualizes important details like:
This information is crucial for developers, researchers, or anyone curious about how memory works in Go applications. Whether you want to optimize your code or simply understand memory better, this tool provides valuable insights.
To get started, visit our Releases page to download the latest version of go-mem-layout.
Once youβve downloaded and run go-mem-layout, follow these steps to analyze your Go structs:
You can easily navigate through different sections and understand how memory is utilized.
Hereβs a simple representation of what you might see:
This visualization makes it clear how memory is allocated and where any padding is applied.
We welcome community contributions and feedback. If you have questions or need assistance, feel free to reach out on our GitHub issues page. Your input can help improve go-mem-layout for everyone.
If you want to contribute, check out the contribution guidelines on our repository. We appreciate any help in making go-mem-layout better!
This tool is open-source. Please read the license file included in the repository for more details.
Understanding memory layout can improve the performance and efficiency of your applications. By using go-mem-layout, you gain insights that can lead to better coding practices and overall performance enhancements.