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How does Rust handle cache locality optimization in high-performance systems?

Updated May 24, 2026

Short answer

Rust encourages contiguous memory structures like Vec for cache efficiency.

Deep explanation

Cache performance depends on spatial locality. Rust avoids pointer-heavy structures unless necessary, favoring contiguous arrays for CPU cache line efficiency.

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