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(use data-structures)

(define a)

(define iters 1000000)

(define (bench-string-append)
  (let loop ((i iters))
    (when (> i 0)
      (set! a (string-append "a" "2"))
      (loop (fx- i 1)))))

(define (bench-conc)
  (let loop ((i iters))
    (when (> i 0)
      (set! a (conc "a" 2))
      (loop (fx- i 1)))))

(define (bench-sprintf)
  (let loop ((i iters))
    (when (> i 0)
      (set! a (sprintf "a~A" 2))
      (loop (fx- i 1)))))

(print "=== string-append")
(time (bench-string-append))

(newline)
(print "=== conc")
(time (bench-conc))

(newline)
(print "=== sprintf")
(time (bench-sprintf))


;; $ csi -s ./bench.scm
;; === string-append
;; 0.888s CPU time, 0.096s GC time (major), 2000016 mutations, 115/11734 GCs (major/minor)
;;
;; === conc
;; 1.628s CPU time, 0.1s GC time (major), 6000016 mutations, 130/15870 GCs (major/minor)
;;
;; === sprintf
;; 3.844s CPU time, 1.336s GC time (major), 5000016 mutations, 1719/28075 GCs (major/minor)



;; $ csc -O2 bench.scm
;; $ ./bench
;; === string-append
;; 0.016s CPU time, 1000000 mutations

;; === conc
;; 1.14s CPU time, 0.184s GC time (major), 6000000 mutations, 298/7760 GCs (major/minor)

;; === sprintf
;; 2.868s CPU time, 1.204s GC time (major), 5000000 mutations, 1886/16981 GCs (major/minor)