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: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_OeBoJxg1X_sbVfSl9sVitUPMdBppD0a?usp=sharing and the timings below

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

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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.