Diff optimized for comparing text files containing prose

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	Diff optimized for comparing text files containing prose (gigamonkeys.com)
	2 points by rhythmvs 3374 days ago

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rhythmvs 3374 days ago

The library (Common Lisp) is on Github: https://github.com/gigamonkey/monkeylib-prose-diff

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macmac 3374 days ago

google-diff-match-patch will produce some very nice prose diffs, especially if you tune the defaults a little to look further back/ahead. https://code.google.com/p/google-diff-match-patch/ - it is availabke in Java, JavaScript, Dart, C++, C#, Objective C, Lua and Python.

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