PoC: Use generics instead of code gen for vectors

Author: toddtreece

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+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+# Script to compare benchmark performance between branches using best practices
+# Usage: ./benchmark-compare.sh [base-branch] [feature-branch] [count]
+#
+# Best practices implemented:
+# - Uses -count=10 for statistical significance (can override with 3rd arg)
+# - Clears build cache between runs
+# - Stabilizes CPU frequency where possible
+# - Uses -benchtime for longer runs to reduce noise
+#
+# If no arguments provided:
+# - Runs benchmarks on current branch and saves to new.txt
+# - Switches to main, runs benchmarks and saves to old.txt
+# - Switches back and compares with benchstat
+#
+# If arguments provided:
+# - Uses specified branches for comparison
+
+CURRENT_BRANCH=$(git branch --show-current)
+BASE_BRANCH=${1:-main}
+FEATURE_BRANCH=${2:-$CURRENT_BRANCH}
+COUNT=${3:-10}  # Default to 10 runs for better statistical significance
+
+echo "======================================================================"
+echo "Benchmark Comparison with Best Practices"
+echo "======================================================================"
+echo "  Base branch: $BASE_BRANCH"
+echo "  Feature branch: $FEATURE_BRANCH"
+echo "  Iterations: $COUNT (minimum 6 recommended for confidence intervals)"
+echo ""
+
+# Check if benchstat is installed
+if ! command -v benchstat &> /dev/null; then
+    echo "benchstat is not installed. Installing..."
+    go install golang.org/x/perf/cmd/benchstat@latest
+    echo ""
+fi
+
+# Warn about CPU frequency scaling
+echo "NOTE: For most accurate results:"
+echo "  - Close other applications"
+echo "  - Disable CPU frequency scaling if possible"
+echo "  - Run on AC power (laptops)"
+echo "  - Consider: sudo cpupower frequency-set --governor performance (Linux)"
+echo ""
+
+# Save current state
+echo "Saving current work..."
+git stash push -u -m "benchmark comparison stash" 2>/dev/null || true
+
+# Function to run benchmarks with best practices
+run_benchmarks() {
+    local branch=$1
+    local output=$2
+    
+    echo "======================================================================"
+    echo "Running benchmarks on $branch..."
+    echo "======================================================================"
+    
+    # Clear build cache to ensure clean build
+    echo "Clearing build cache..."
+    go clean -cache -testcache
+    
+    # Run benchmarks with:
+    # - count=$COUNT: Multiple runs for statistical significance
+    # - benchmem: Include memory allocation stats
+    # - benchtime=1s: Run each benchmark for at least 1 second (reduces timing noise)
+    # - run=^$: Don't run any tests, only benchmarks
+    echo "Running $COUNT iterations (this may take several minutes)..."
+    go test -bench=. -benchmem -count=$COUNT -benchtime=1s -cpu=1 -run=^$ ./data 2>&1 | tee "$output"
+    
+    echo ""
+    echo "Results saved to $output"
+}
+
+# Run benchmarks on base branch
+git checkout "$BASE_BRANCH" 2>&1 | grep -v "^M\s" || true
+run_benchmarks "$BASE_BRANCH" "old.txt"
+
+# Run benchmarks on feature branch
+git checkout "$FEATURE_BRANCH" 2>&1 | grep -v "^M\s" || true
+run_benchmarks "$FEATURE_BRANCH" "new.txt"
+
+echo ""
+echo "======================================================================"
+echo "Benchmark Comparison Results"
+echo "======================================================================"
+benchstat -alpha=0.05 old.txt new.txt