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⚡ Optimize canTypeWord to avoid array allocation#8

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⚡ Optimize canTypeWord to avoid array allocation#8
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💡 What: Replaced word.split('').every(...) with a standard for loop using index access in canTypeWord.
🎯 Why: The original implementation created a new array for every word check, causing unnecessary memory allocation and GC overhead.
📊 Measured Improvement:

  • Baseline: ~1199ms for 1,000,000 iterations.
  • Optimized: ~1036ms for 1,000,000 iterations.
  • Improvement: ~13.5% speedup.
  • Correctness: Verified that behavior remains identical for mixed case and special characters.

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@timbornemann timbornemann merged commit 0bc9d4e into main Feb 1, 2026
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