Archive

Historical documentation, superseded analysis, and deprecated design documents.

Purpose

This directory contains documentation that is no longer current but preserved for historical reference:

• Superseded design documents
• Historical performance analysis
• Deprecated implementation plans
• Old benchmark results

Contents

Benchmarks

Archived benchmark results and analysis:

• Historical performance measurements
• Superseded benchmark comparisons
• Old profiling data

Implementation

Historical implementation plans and status reports:

• Completed implementation records
• Deprecated refactoring plans
• Historical integration status
• Superseded implementation strategies

Example files:

• COMPRESSED_SUFFIX_AUTOMATON_STATUS.md - Original suffix automaton implementation status
• DAT_IMPLEMENTATION_COMPLETE.md - DAT implementation completion report
• REFACTORING_PLAN.md - Historical refactoring plans
• CI_BENCHMARK_INTEGRATION.md - CI benchmark integration notes

Optimization

Historical optimization analysis and results:

• Phase-by-phase optimization reports
• Profiling verification from multiple phases
• In-place mutation analysis
• StatePool and SmallVec investigations

Example files:

• PHASE4_SMALLVEC_INVESTIGATION.md - SmallVec optimization analysis
• PHASE5_STATEPOOL_RESULTS.md - StatePool optimization results
• PHASE6_ARC_PATH_RESULTS.md - Arc-based path optimization
• PROFILING_COMPARISON.md - Historical profiling comparisons

Performance

Archived performance analysis:

• Historical optimization summaries
• Old DAWG optimization opportunities
• Superseded profiling results
• Historical performance comparisons

Example files:

• DAWG_OPTIMIZATION_OPPORTUNITIES.md - Historical DAWG optimization ideas
• PROFILING_AND_PGO_RESULTS.md - Profile-guided optimization results
• PHASE3_RESULTS.md - Historical phase 3 results

Note

For current documentation, see:

• Research - Current research and analysis
• Benchmarks - Current benchmark results
• Implementation Status - Current implementation progress
• Completion Reports - Current phase completion reports