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📄 155% (1.55x) speedup for fibonacci in code_to_optimize_ts/fibonacci.ts

⏱️ Runtime : 4.04 microseconds 1.58 microsecondss (best of 250 runs)

📝 Explanation and details

The optimized code achieves a 155% speedup by replacing the exponential-time recursive algorithm with a linear-time iterative approach.

Key optimization:

  • Eliminated exponential recursion: The original code has O(2^n) time complexity because each call spawns two more recursive calls, creating a binary tree of redundant calculations. For example, fibonacci(5) recalculates fibonacci(3) multiple times.
  • Iterative dynamic programming: The optimized version uses O(n) time complexity by computing each Fibonacci number exactly once in a bottom-up manner, storing only the previous two values.

Why this is faster:

  1. Reduced function calls: Line profiler shows 1200 hits on line 12 (the recursive call line) in the original vs only 19 hits in the optimized version - a 98% reduction in function invocations
  2. No redundant computation: Each Fibonacci number is calculated once instead of being recomputed exponentially many times
  3. Eliminated call stack overhead: Iterative loops are much cheaper than recursive function calls in terms of memory allocation and stack management

Impact:
The speedup grows dramatically with larger inputs. For small values of n (like n≤10), the 155% improvement is already significant. For larger values (n=20-40), the difference would be orders of magnitude larger - potentially reducing runtime from seconds to microseconds.

This optimization is particularly valuable if the function is called frequently or with moderately large values of n in production workloads.

Correctness verification report:

Test Status
⚙️ Existing Unit Tests 22 Passed
🌀 Generated Regression Tests 🔘 None Found
⏪ Replay Tests 🔘 None Found
🔎 Concolic Coverage Tests 🔘 None Found
📊 Tests Coverage 100.0%
⚙️ Click to see Existing Unit Tests

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The optimized code achieves a **155% speedup** by replacing the exponential-time recursive algorithm with a linear-time iterative approach.

**Key optimization:**
- **Eliminated exponential recursion**: The original code has O(2^n) time complexity because each call spawns two more recursive calls, creating a binary tree of redundant calculations. For example, `fibonacci(5)` recalculates `fibonacci(3)` multiple times.
- **Iterative dynamic programming**: The optimized version uses O(n) time complexity by computing each Fibonacci number exactly once in a bottom-up manner, storing only the previous two values.

**Why this is faster:**
1. **Reduced function calls**: Line profiler shows 1200 hits on line 12 (the recursive call line) in the original vs only 19 hits in the optimized version - a 98% reduction in function invocations
2. **No redundant computation**: Each Fibonacci number is calculated once instead of being recomputed exponentially many times
3. **Eliminated call stack overhead**: Iterative loops are much cheaper than recursive function calls in terms of memory allocation and stack management

**Impact:**
The speedup grows dramatically with larger inputs. For small values of n (like n≤10), the 155% improvement is already significant. For larger values (n=20-40), the difference would be orders of magnitude larger - potentially reducing runtime from seconds to microseconds.

This optimization is particularly valuable if the function is called frequently or with moderately large values of n in production workloads.
@codeflash-ai codeflash-ai bot requested a review from Saga4 January 19, 2026 22:21
@codeflash-ai codeflash-ai bot added ⚡️ codeflash Optimization PR opened by Codeflash AI 🎯 Quality: High Optimization Quality according to Codeflash labels Jan 19, 2026
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