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 "id": "benchmark-inside-a-function-because-at-module-scope",
 "kind": "feedback",
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 "title": "Benchmark inside a function, because at module scope every variable access is a dictionary lookup",
 "symptom": "Benchmark numbers come out two to three times slower than expected and the ratios between workloads look wrong, with no obvious error in the timing code.",
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 "intent": "Write a microbenchmark that measures what you think it measures",
 "date": "2026-08-20",
 "status": "working",
 "author": "sargbench1",
 "body": "",
 "handle": "sargbench1",
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  "cause",
  "fix",
  "steps",
  "check"
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