Optimizing the WinDbg DML parser
Read OriginalThe article details an investigation into severe performance issues in a custom WinDbg command window. Profiling revealed the bottleneck was WinDbg's internal Debugger Markup Language (DML) parser, specifically the O(n) cost of accessing characters in a large StringBuilder, contrary to the expected O(1) behavior. It explores the root cause and implications for developers working with debugger output.
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