StepWise
100+ data structures and algorithms, every step narrated with its pseudocode line and variables; step back, share as a link, embed in Canvas.
Apps / Cache Miss Theater
Cache Miss Theater
Watch a C loop nest's exact address trace run through a configurable cache.
What it does
Shows students exactly why one loop runs faster than another. Paste a C loop nest and it traces every array access through a cache you configure (size, line size, associativity, replacement policy), then animates hits and misses and labels each miss as compulsory, capacity or conflict. Compare two versions side by side, sweep a setting to plot miss rate, or start from presets like row versus column order and blocked matrix multiply. Instructors can generate exam questions with simulator-checked answers, exported as Markdown or a QTI quiz file.
Good to know
It models a single level of data cache and can't follow pointers or indirect indexing.
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