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Create benchmarks for use of lists and custom types on JS

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#4,253 opened on Feb 17, 2025

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Description

If we have a benchmark of all the operations one would do with lists and custom types we can use this to evaluate codegen changes to improve performance.

We want to be able to run this on all 3 major JS engines.

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Research direction
Set up a benchmarking suite for Gleam's JavaScript output, focusing on list and custom type operations. Learn how to run benchmarks on V8, SpiderMonkey, and JavaScriptCore.
Tech stack
javascript
Domain
performancetesting
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
3-5 days
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Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
JavaScript
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
70