# NumPy Tensor Engineering: Strides, View, Broadcasting, and the Anatomy of Memory Layout

> Source: https://sukruyusufkaya.com/en/learn/llm-muhendisligi/numpy-tensor-strides-view-broadcasting
> Updated: 2026-05-13T13:00:23.545Z
> Category: LLM Mühendisliği
> Module: Module 2: Before PyTorch — NumPy and Autodiff from Scratch
**TLDR:** Memory anatomy of a tensor: row-major C vs column-major F, strides, view vs copy, contiguous, fancy indexing, advanced broadcasting rules, BLAS backend intuition, einsum vs einops. Foundation of performance-critical code.