Succinct data structure limits notes
Status: research notes.
Focus#
GLYPH uses FM-index style exact retrieval.
Document limits honestly:
- symbol distribution effects
- binary alphabet behavior
- UTF-8 / mixed byte patterns
- entropy effects
- index size growth
- shard scaling
- construction cost
Rule#
Do not claim "works best for everything".
Preferred framing:
deterministic exact retrieval over static corpora,
with measurable limits.