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		Gehinnn on March 13, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Myers diff algorithm: part 1 Here's how we implemented the Myers diff algorithm in VS Code: https://www.youtube.com/live/yWy-0TNVsLg On top of the core algorithm, we have many heuristics to show much nicer differs in many cases.

mananaysiempre on March 14, 2024 [–]

> we have many heuristics to show much nicer diffs in many cases

Anything related to the “patience” or “histogram” variations as used e.g. in Git?

parentheses on March 14, 2024 | [–]

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