Visualising data structures without source-code changes: Why bytecode instrumentation beats AST transformation for Java

Problem: Visualisers usually require code changes. Solution: AlgoFlow uses a Java Agent (ASM/ByteBuddy) to hijack opcodes like IASTORE and PUTFIELD in real-time. Features: Zero-config visualisation + Time-travel (Rewind/Fast-forward) execution. Ask: Looking for technical feedback on using AI-generated annotations to narrate these traces for CS students. https://medium.com/@poison.iitr/i-hacked-the-jvm-to-visualize-algorithms-without-touching-the-source-code-fca7f768cb08 submitted by /u/bluepoison24 [link] [comments]