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→User invisible code improvements: Rename to "Backend code improvements". Add more notes.
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** Formatting (colors, URLs, etc.) can be done by the GUI. Interpreter does not know about window-width, etc. | ** Formatting (colors, URLs, etc.) can be done by the GUI. Interpreter does not know about window-width, etc. | ||
===== | ===== Backend code improvements ===== | ||
* "Ditch" old UNIX system functions (e.g. popen) | * "Ditch" old UNIX system functions (e.g. popen) | ||
** Move to package? | ** Move to package? | ||
* | ** Rik will compile a list of functions that are candidates for removal from core Octave. | ||
** use <code>std::unordered_map</code>, rather than <code>std::map</code> to increase interpreter lookups | * performance of symbol lookup | ||
** symbol | ** use <code>std::unordered_map</code>, rather than <code>std::map</code> to increase performance of interpreter lookups | ||
* | ** Potentially implement "import" keyword? That will probably slow down symbol lookup some more. | ||
* favor C++ std-library functions over gnulib | * Replace custom reference counters with implementation using <code>std::shared_ptr</code> | ||
** Some instances are more difficult to replace. jwe will post something about this on the discourse forum. | |||
* favor C++ std-library functions over gnulib where possible | |||
** Maybe require C++14 or C++17? | |||
* improve HDF5 integration | * improve HDF5 integration | ||
** Key to support latest Matlab file formats. | ** Add "wrapper" for libhdf5 functions in Octave's scripting language. | ||
** Key to support latest Matlab file formats. Try to implement in the interfaces for that format in .m file functions. | |||
** Some developers very interested in this! | ** Some developers very interested in this! | ||