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# Memory Management

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 [![Dashboard-style cover comparing Rust's 8-byte thin pointer against the 16-byte dyn Trait fat pointer with vtable indirection](https://umesh-malik.com/blog/rust-dyn-trait-vs-generics-memory-cost-cover.png)

Web Engineering • Sep 6, 2026

### Rust dyn Trait vs generics: how to switch, and the 16-byte cost

Rust dyn Trait vs generics: how to switch, and the 16-byte fat-pointer cost dyn Trait pays on every call — the cost generics compile away.

8 min read

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