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  "content":"<p>After I release a new version of <a href=\"https://github.com/toddsundsted/ktistec\">ktistec</a>, I build the server commit-by-commit to see which commits increase the server executable size and build time the most. I do this because I’ve learned that small implementation details (<a href=\"https://epiktistes.com/objects/Bv_V6Ot6pHc\">inlined code</a>, <a href=\"https://epiktistes.com/objects/3_Eeanlgujo\">small methods</a>, <a href=\"https://epiktistes.com/objects/teHGJtgndsk\">using blocks</a>) can have large impacts on these numbers.</p><p>Here's the output:</p><pre>Commit         Size          Time\n======== ========== ======= ===== =======\n248850b1   36426264          10.3\n47268073   36425688  -0.00%  10.5  +1.60%\n344de272   36425688  +0.00%  10.8  +3.24%\nef561f52   36425944  +0.00%  10.8  -0.08%\n8ae2cbd4   36429128  +0.01%  10.8  -0.01%\n3e425f3b   36429128  +0.00%  10.8  +0.22%\n1487d903   36427704  -0.00%  11.0  +1.42%\n935c9ceb   36427016  -0.00%  11.0  +0.14%\nde37dc6a   36427016  +0.00%  10.9  -0.97%\na660a326   36427016  +0.00%  10.8  -1.12%\nff3d990e   36427016  +0.00%  10.8  +0.54%\n<strong>5724a58d   36523192  +0.26%  11.0  +1.78%</strong>\n7b5057d4   36523640  +0.00%  11.0  -0.44%\n30ca6a3f   36541352  +0.05%  11.6  +5.73%\n<strong>e2327eea   36671592  +0.36%  11.0  -5.36%</strong>\nad0d76eb   36671592  +0.00%  10.9  -0.48%\nd388e74f   36671592  +0.00%  11.4  +4.59%\ndacea7ad   36671592  +0.00%  11.0  -3.76%\n03d5dfd8   36671592  +0.00%  10.8  -1.63%\n79d9d89f   36671576  -0.00%  11.0  +1.82%\n<strong>b65d292f   36792376  +0.33%  11.1  +0.95%</strong>\n0ef53365   36808904  +0.04%  11.6  +4.88%\nb3766e7b   36808904  +0.00%  11.1  -4.50%\n56ba79ce   36825416  +0.04%  11.1  -0.50%\n4824df58   36825736  +0.00%  11.1  +0.31%\nc4705143   36837544  +0.03%  11.1  -0.03%\ne3d37ef7   36837768  +0.00%  11.5  +3.52%\n4509fa0d   36837768  +0.00%  11.0  -3.83%\n0ff9237b   36837768  +0.00%  11.0  -0.55%</pre><p>Overall, the server executable size increased by about 1.1% and the build time increased by about 6.8%. Maybe that's not too bad for a major feature, but let's dig in.</p><p>It's nice to see that three commits account for almost all of the increase in server executable size:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://github.com/toddsundsted/ktistec/commit/5724a58d\">5724a58d</a> Add `language` to `Object`.<br>2 files +19  loc</li><li><a href=\"https://github.com/toddsundsted/ktistec/commit/e2327eea\">e2327eea</a> Render `contentMap` on ActivityPub objects.<br>2 files +17 -1 loc</li><li><a href=\"https://github.com/toddsundsted/ktistec/commit/b65d292f\">b65d292f</a> Add translation actions to the objects controller.<br>1 file +35 loc</li></ul><p>But, compare <a href=\"https://github.com/toddsundsted/ktistec/commit/5724a58d\">5724a58d</a> to <a href=\"https://github.com/toddsundsted/ktistec/commit/8ae2cbd4\">8ae2cbd4</a> (Add `language` to `Account`). It added +22 loc but didn't increase the server executable size as much.</p><p>In any case, I'll look at <a href=\"https://github.com/toddsundsted/ktistec/commit/e2327eea\">e2327eea</a> first. I'd like to understand why this relatively small change adds 130,240 bytes to the server executable size!</p><p>The follow ups are <a href=\"https://epiktistes.com/ktistec/performance/build-time-and-server-size-growth-2\">here</a> and <a href=\"https://epiktistes.com/ktistec/performance/build-time-and-server-size-growth-3\">here</a> and <a href=\"https://epiktistes.com/ktistec/performance/build-time-and-server-size-growth-4\">here</a>.</p><p><a href=\"https://epiktistes.com/tags/ktistec\" class=\"hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#ktistec</a> <a href=\"https://epiktistes.com/tags/crystallang\" class=\"hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#crystallang</a></p>",
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    "en-US":"<p>After I release a new version of <a href=\"https://github.com/toddsundsted/ktistec\">ktistec</a>, I build the server commit-by-commit to see which commits increase the server executable size and build time the most. I do this because I’ve learned that small implementation details (<a href=\"https://epiktistes.com/objects/Bv_V6Ot6pHc\">inlined code</a>, <a href=\"https://epiktistes.com/objects/3_Eeanlgujo\">small methods</a>, <a href=\"https://epiktistes.com/objects/teHGJtgndsk\">using blocks</a>) can have large impacts on these numbers.</p><p>Here's the output:</p><pre>Commit         Size          Time\n======== ========== ======= ===== =======\n248850b1   36426264          10.3\n47268073   36425688  -0.00%  10.5  +1.60%\n344de272   36425688  +0.00%  10.8  +3.24%\nef561f52   36425944  +0.00%  10.8  -0.08%\n8ae2cbd4   36429128  +0.01%  10.8  -0.01%\n3e425f3b   36429128  +0.00%  10.8  +0.22%\n1487d903   36427704  -0.00%  11.0  +1.42%\n935c9ceb   36427016  -0.00%  11.0  +0.14%\nde37dc6a   36427016  +0.00%  10.9  -0.97%\na660a326   36427016  +0.00%  10.8  -1.12%\nff3d990e   36427016  +0.00%  10.8  +0.54%\n<strong>5724a58d   36523192  +0.26%  11.0  +1.78%</strong>\n7b5057d4   36523640  +0.00%  11.0  -0.44%\n30ca6a3f   36541352  +0.05%  11.6  +5.73%\n<strong>e2327eea   36671592  +0.36%  11.0  -5.36%</strong>\nad0d76eb   36671592  +0.00%  10.9  -0.48%\nd388e74f   36671592  +0.00%  11.4  +4.59%\ndacea7ad   36671592  +0.00%  11.0  -3.76%\n03d5dfd8   36671592  +0.00%  10.8  -1.63%\n79d9d89f   36671576  -0.00%  11.0  +1.82%\n<strong>b65d292f   36792376  +0.33%  11.1  +0.95%</strong>\n0ef53365   36808904  +0.04%  11.6  +4.88%\nb3766e7b   36808904  +0.00%  11.1  -4.50%\n56ba79ce   36825416  +0.04%  11.1  -0.50%\n4824df58   36825736  +0.00%  11.1  +0.31%\nc4705143   36837544  +0.03%  11.1  -0.03%\ne3d37ef7   36837768  +0.00%  11.5  +3.52%\n4509fa0d   36837768  +0.00%  11.0  -3.83%\n0ff9237b   36837768  +0.00%  11.0  -0.55%</pre><p>Overall, the server executable size increased by about 1.1% and the build time increased by about 6.8%. Maybe that's not too bad for a major feature, but let's dig in.</p><p>It's nice to see that three commits account for almost all of the increase in server executable size:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://github.com/toddsundsted/ktistec/commit/5724a58d\">5724a58d</a> Add `language` to `Object`.<br>2 files +19  loc</li><li><a href=\"https://github.com/toddsundsted/ktistec/commit/e2327eea\">e2327eea</a> Render `contentMap` on ActivityPub objects.<br>2 files +17 -1 loc</li><li><a href=\"https://github.com/toddsundsted/ktistec/commit/b65d292f\">b65d292f</a> Add translation actions to the objects controller.<br>1 file +35 loc</li></ul><p>But, compare <a href=\"https://github.com/toddsundsted/ktistec/commit/5724a58d\">5724a58d</a> to <a href=\"https://github.com/toddsundsted/ktistec/commit/8ae2cbd4\">8ae2cbd4</a> (Add `language` to `Account`). It added +22 loc but didn't increase the server executable size as much.</p><p>In any case, I'll look at <a href=\"https://github.com/toddsundsted/ktistec/commit/e2327eea\">e2327eea</a> first. I'd like to understand why this relatively small change adds 130,240 bytes to the server executable size!</p><p>The follow ups are <a href=\"https://epiktistes.com/ktistec/performance/build-time-and-server-size-growth-2\">here</a> and <a href=\"https://epiktistes.com/ktistec/performance/build-time-and-server-size-growth-3\">here</a> and <a href=\"https://epiktistes.com/ktistec/performance/build-time-and-server-size-growth-4\">here</a>.</p><p><a href=\"https://epiktistes.com/tags/ktistec\" class=\"hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#ktistec</a> <a href=\"https://epiktistes.com/tags/crystallang\" class=\"hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#crystallang</a></p>"
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