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Code quality improvements: style, performance, and documentation #40

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Summary

Comprehensive code quality review of the GiavaScript codebase covering:

  • Crystal code style (conventions, naming, formatting)
  • Algorithm performance (data structures, allocations, caching)
  • Documentation (completeness, accuracy, spelling)

Style Issues (10 items)

  • switch_statement_parser.cr:50while trueloop do
  • function_runtime.cr:3-4 — Remove duplicate FUNCTION_NAME_REGEX constant
  • interpreter.cr:6 — Fix inconsistent spacing in constant alignment
  • runtime_types.cr:42-146 — Break long type-object hash lines
  • 3 files — Duplicated identifier_start?, identifier_continue?, skip_whitespace methods
  • interpreter.cr:887-957 — Condense truthy?/strict_equals_values? guard clauses
  • expression_evaluator.cr:618-639 — Duplicate truthy? from interpreter
  • giavascript_cli.cr:30 — Break ternary into named variable
  • function_runtime.cr:40-42 — Use .try(&.size) for function_parameter_count
  • interpreter.cr:835-838 — Break long control-flow condition

Performance Issues (8 items)

  • interpreter.cr:1029-1034 — Single-pass string escape instead of chained .gsub
  • runtime_types.cr:920-925 — Schwartzian transform for Array.sort to avoid O(n log n) string conversions
  • runtime_types.cr:927-976 — In-place array_splice to reduce allocations
  • runtime_types.cr:984-996 — In-place array_unshift to avoid full array copy
  • interpreter.cr:413-485 — Bail-early in split_assignment_statement when no = present
  • interpreter.cr:879-882 — Cache FallbackRawStatement results
  • runtime_types.cr:1017-1022 — Use String.build for value_to_s to reduce allocations
  • expression_parser.cr:329 — Use Set for parameter duplicate detection

Documentation Issues (10+ items)

  • README.md — Fix broken logo fallback src attribute
  • README.md — Update examples list to match actual files
  • reference/Language.md — Document arrow functions, comments, unary plus, semicolon-free statements, console.log, typeof semantics
  • reference/Math.md — Add edge-case notes for Math.max()/Math.min()
  • CONTRIBUTING.md — Improve awkward wording and add CI note
  • src/giavascript_cli.cr — Fix .ls.js in usage message
  • Create CHANGELOG.md
  • Create .github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md and issue templates

What this does NOT change

  • No functionality changes
  • No API changes
  • No spec/test changes

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