2009/12/1 Andreas Raab <andreas.raab at gmx.de>:
> Nicolas Cellier wrote:
>>
>> Concerning macro benchmark, StandardFileStream reading is already
>> performant in case of pure Random access (upTo: is already buffered).
>> The gain is for more sequence oriented algorithms. However, chances
>> are that a loaded package has its source sequentially laid in changes,
>> condenseChanges also organize source code that way, so Object
>> compileAll might show a difference eventually.
>
> Oh, it will. Here are the leaves for "Object compileAll":
>
> **Leaves**
> 71.0 (1,149)  StandardFileStream  primRead:into:startingAt:count:
> 2.0 (32)  ByteString  at:put:
> 1.8 (29)  CompiledMethod  flushCache
>
> That says that if you speed up #next by a factor of 5x (which is trivial
> using BufferedFileStream) it'll make compileAll 2-3x faster overall. I think
> we'll see similar 2x speedups for other common operations on source code
> (recent changes, browsing versions etc).
>
> Faster I/O can make a *huge* difference in speed for the whole system.
>
> Cheers,
>  - Andreas
>
>

Oh yes, but this is MultiByteFileStream that reads characters 1 by 1...
A StandardFileStream would already be much more performant.

Nicolas