Runtime Wisdom https://runtimewisdom.dev/blog A blog created with Next.js and Tailwind.css en-us 68mschmitt@gmail.com (Mike) 68mschmitt@gmail.com (Mike) Mon, 07 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://runtimewisdom.dev/blog/processes-and-threads Processes and Threads: A Restaurant Kitchen Metaphor for Operating Systems https://runtimewisdom.dev/blog/processes-and-threads Processes and Threads: A Restaurant Kitchen Metaphor for Operating Systems Mon, 07 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT 68mschmitt@gmail.com (Mike) operating-systemsmemoryprocessthreadstackheap https://runtimewisdom.dev/blog/understanding-c-pointers-and-double-pointers Understanding C Pointers and Double Pointers Through a Classroom Metaphor https://runtimewisdom.dev/blog/understanding-c-pointers-and-double-pointers Pointers in C can be hard to grasp at first. Let’s make them easier by thinking about them in terms of a classroom, a teacher, and a stack of notecards. Tue, 16 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT 68mschmitt@gmail.com (Mike) operating-systemsmemoryprocessstackheappointersdouble-pointerssyntaxc-programming