Rope science, part 11 – practical syntax highlighting (2017)
12 days ago
- #syntax-highlighting
- #performance-optimization
- #incremental-algorithms
- Introduction of an incremental algorithm for syntax highlighting with good performance metrics.
- Algorithm transformation case study from simple functional to incremental for near-instant response.
- Syntax highlighting function signature explained with state and spans.
- Batch algorithm simplicity and minimal memory requirements highlighted.
- Random access challenges and caching solutions with memoization discussed.
- Handling file mutations and maintaining cache validity with frontier concept.
- Cache tuning strategies considering access patterns: sequential, local, and random.
- Analysis of cache performance beyond hit rate, focusing on minimizing gap costs.
- Proposal of a hybrid cache eviction policy combining random probing and gap analysis.
- Discussion on cache size and representation favoring simplicity and fixed maximum size.