[BUG BOUNTY] $500 Reward to improve the performance of Meteor on Windows

announce
1

This is a direct copy and paste from the GitHub issue here: [BUG BOUNTY] $500 Reward to improve the performance of Meteor on Windows · Issue #12935 · meteor/meteor · GitHub

Please clearly read the success criteria before working on this bounty.

$500 Bug Bounty: Meteor.js Performance Improvements on Windows

Objective: To address and improve the performance issues encountered in Meteor when running on Windows, especially concerning meteor update, package installations, builds, rebuilds, and other development processes.

Bounty Reward: $500

Current State

Videos of current state can be found here: Meteor Bounty Videos - Google Drive and the timings below

Command Windows 11 Debian 12 Video
npm install -g meteor 10 min 3 sec 26.664 sec Installing Meteor First Time.mkv
meteor create testapp --blaze 44.29 sec 12.96 sec Creating a new meteor project.mkv
meteor 45.87 sec 24.19 sec Starting a fresh meteor project for the first time.mkv
meteor add ostrio:flow-router-extra 14.27 sec 9.61 sec Adding a meteor package.mkv
meteor update --release 3.0-alpha.19 Gave up (see below) 7 min 2 sec Updating meteor release.mkv

The update for meteor didn’t finish after an hour 37 minutes on windows. The 7 minutes for debian included the time it took me to switch node versions, install make, and a few other dependecies, and start up the meteor project on the new release.

Success Criteria

  1. Root Cause Analysis:

    • Identify the specific reasons contributing to the slowness and intermittent failures of the meteor update on Windows.
    • Provide a detailed analysis of how these issues differ from the performance on Linux and MacOS.

  2. Performance Improvement:

    • Implement solutions that significantly improve the performance and stability of meteor update and package installations on Windows.
    • Ensure that these improvements do not negatively impact the performance of other operating systems (Linux and MacOS).

  3. Testing and Validation:

    • Demonstrate through testing that the improvements are effective and consistent across various Windows environments.
    • Include benchmarks or metrics showing the performance improvement compared to the previous version.

  4. Documentation and Reporting:

    • Provide comprehensive documentation of the changes made, including technical details and reasons for specific approaches.
    • Outline steps for reproducing the improvements and any necessary environment setups or configurations.

  5. Maintainability and Compatibility:

    • Ensure that the improvements are maintainable and do not introduce new bugs or vulnerabilities.
    • Verify compatibility with the latest version of Meteor.js (3.0) and widely-used packages.

Submission Guidelines

  • Submit a pull request to the Meteor.js GitHub repository with your changes. These changes should be compatible with the latest target version of meteor 3.0
  • Include detailed commit messages and comments explaining your code changes.
  • Attach a report summarizing your approach, findings, and testing methodology.
  • The bounty will be live for 6 months until Sunday, June 23, 2024

Evaluation Criteria

  • Effectiveness of the solution in improving performance on Windows.
  • Quality of analysis and documentation.
  • Adherence to Meteor.js coding standards and practices.
  • Compatibility and non-disruptiveness to existing Meteor.js functionality.

Related Issues

Sponsor Notice

This bounty is being paid for by my employer, Medical Informatics Engineering, in an effort to help give back to the meteor community. We’re also hiring.

7 Likes
2