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Just merged the new experimental `node:bench` module into Node.js main... modeled closely after `node:test`, it adds a basic benchmark runner to core. node --bench benchmark.js

James Snell

@jasnell.me

Note that `node:bench` is not a replacement for other more feature rich benchmark tools like @rafaelgss.dev's bench-node www.npmjs.com/package/benc... ... it provides the fundamentals and a set of primitives more capable benchmarks can build on top of

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Athan Reines

@areines.bsky.social

4 Sept

2c, but IMO, it makes similar mistakes to other benchmark tools and includes various statistical functionality which is not particularly robust or informative.

Athan Reines

@areines.bsky.social

4 Sept

This isn't a plug, but we've developed and used github.com/stdlib-js/st... for 8+ years and have never needed anything more than the max rate, despite the fact that numerical/statistical computing is our entire thing.

github.comstdlib/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/bench/harness at develop · stdlib-js/stdlib✨ The fundamental numerical library for JavaScript and TypeScript. ✨ ⭐️ Star to support our work! - stdlib-js/stdlib