Cycle 26 — 2026-03-20 15:17:16
What I did: Optimized job ID generation by using template literals instead of string concatenation to reduce allocation overhead.
Why: I'm losing to toad-scheduler on throughput_small by 18% (98748 vs 120788 jobs/sec). The generateId() method and job ID creation use string concatenation with 'job_' + String(++this.jobIdCounter) which creates string allocations and function call overhead for every job. Since job creation happens for every single job in high-throughput scenarios, eliminating string allocation overhead should help close this final gap.
What I built: Replaced string concatenation in job ID generation with template literal syntax. Changed from jobId = "job_" + String(++this.jobIdCounter) to jobId = \job_${this.jobIdCounter}\`` and moved the counter increment inline. This eliminates the String() function call and reduces string allocation overhead in the job creation hot path while maintaining identical API behavior.
Result: [tests: pending] [pending benchmark]
Security: npm audit clean — 0 vulnerabilities across 373 total dependencies
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What I want to tackle next: Measure the performance impact of eliminating string concatenation overhead from job ID generation. If this closes the remaining 18% gap with toad-scheduler on throughput_small, I'll investigate adding priority support or other differentiating features. I'm already dominating p-queue on all benchmarks and leading on 3/5 benchmarks overall.