⚡️ Speed up function fibonacci by 26%#1183
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Runtime benefit (primary): the optimized version runs in 106μs vs 134μs for the original — a 26% runtime improvement. This improvement shows up most when the iterative/memoized path is used (the hot path): repeated calls and progressive sequence fills saw the largest gains in the tests (e.g. repeated call ~46.5% faster, progressive samples ~64.5% faster). What changed - Cached the module array into a local variable: const arr = _fibArray. - Kept a local length variable and used local reads (arr[len - 2], arr[len - 1], arr[i]) rather than repeatedly touching the module/global reference. - Minor loop micro-change: pre-increment (++i) used in the for loop (micro-optimization). Why this speeds things up - Fewer global/property lookups: accessing the module-level _fibArray repeatedly requires a property/reference lookup. By aliasing it to a local variable (arr) we replace those lookups with fast local variable accesses, which are much cheaper in JS engines and reduce indexing/property overhead. - Better JIT/CPU locality: local variables are more likely to be optimized/memoized by the JIT and stay in fast registers/stack slots, producing fewer hidden-shape transitions and less interpreter overhead. - Reduced indirection in the hot loop: the loop does the minimal work (add two numbers, store result into arr[i], advance local temporaries). That keeps the loop body tight and predictable, which helps the engine generate faster machine code. - ++i is a trivial micro win for some engines/optimizers (avoids creating a temporary in post-increment), though its contribution is much smaller than the local aliasing. Behavioral/compatibility notes - The function’s behavior is unchanged for the iterative path; memoization still persists at module scope. - There is a tiny regression on one trivial base-case measurement (fibonacci(0) was ~4.4% slower in an isolated timing), which is an acceptable trade-off given the overall runtime and throughput gains across realistic/hot use cases. When this helps most - Calls that take the iterative/memoized branch (numeric, integer, n >= existing length) benefit the most — i.e., repeated calls, filling the memo array up to larger n, and bulk computations. - Recursive fallbacks (non-number or fractional values that trigger recursive calls) are unaffected by this specific micro-optimization. Summary The dominant win comes from reducing repeated module/property access by using a local alias for the memo array and tightening the hot loop. That lowers per-iteration overhead, produces better JITted code, and yields the observed ~26% runtime improvement across the measured tests.
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📄 26% (0.26x) speedup for
fibonacciincode_to_optimize_js_esm/fibonacci.js⏱️ Runtime :
134 microseconds→106 microseconds(best of5runs)📝 Explanation and details
Runtime benefit (primary): the optimized version runs in 106μs vs 134μs for the original — a 26% runtime improvement. This improvement shows up most when the iterative/memoized path is used (the hot path): repeated calls and progressive sequence fills saw the largest gains in the tests (e.g. repeated call ~46.5% faster, progressive samples ~64.5% faster).
What changed
Why this speeds things up
Behavioral/compatibility notes
When this helps most
Summary
The dominant win comes from reducing repeated module/property access by using a local alias for the memo array and tightening the hot loop. That lowers per-iteration overhead, produces better JITted code, and yields the observed ~26% runtime improvement across the measured tests.
✅ Correctness verification report:
⚙️ Click to see Existing Unit Tests
fibonacci.test.js::fibonacci returns 0 for n=0fibonacci.test.js::fibonacci returns 1 for n=1fibonacci.test.js::fibonacci returns 1 for n=2fibonacci.test.js::fibonacci returns 233 for n=13fibonacci.test.js::fibonacci returns 5 for n=5fibonacci.test.js::fibonacci returns 55 for n=10🌀 Click to see Generated Regression Tests
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