Optimize TextEncoder::encode
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major performance regression
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Description
It's possible to optimize and speed up TextEncoder.encode() by a size of 7x by following the implementation from https://github.com/cloudflare/workerd/pull/5448.
cc @nodejs/performance
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading the referenced workerd pull request and locating the TextEncoder.encode implementation in this repository. Compare the available approach with the current implementation, then use the project's performance measurements to verify that the optimization produces a substantial speedup without changing encoding behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript, node.js
- Domain
- performance
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100