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Performance of WHATWG ReadableStream.read()

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Description

The performance of ReadableStream.read() seems to be lacking behind other runtimes and probably can be improved

Ref: https://github.com/anonrig/node-benchmarks/pull/3#issuecomment-1546646451

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Research direction

No source file or test is named. Start by reviewing the linked node-benchmarks pull request and the runtime comparisons for WHATWG ReadableStream.read(); done would require identifying a reproducible performance gap and demonstrating an improvement with benchmark results.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, node.js
Domain
performance
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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