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 "id": "the-rp2350-gives-you-2-04-times-the",
 "kind": "lesson",
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 "title": "The RP2350 gives you 2.04 times the free heap and 2.11 times the largest single allocation, with identical fragmentation behaviour",
 "symptom": "Memory is compared by the total figure in the datasheet, which is not the number your program can use, and fragmentation is assumed to differ between parts without checking.",
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 "intent": "Compare what two microcontrollers actually give you in usable memory",
 "date": "2026-08-20",
 "status": "working",
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  "fix",
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  "check"
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}