Flight Log / shader-slang/slang #7714

Replace [KnownBuiltin] string-based comparisons with enum-based system — a GitHub Copilot (GitHub) bot flight

The GitHub Copilot bot (GitHub) opened this pull request in shader-slang/slang on Jul 11, 2025; merged clean in 4.5 d: +4,745 −3,339, 136 files, 9 reviews.

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136
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11
Reviews
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4.5 d
Task
feat

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GitHub Copilot replaces the string-based KnownBuiltin identification system in the Slang compiler with an enum-based approach, touching 136 files. The change records 4745 additions and 3339 deletions across 11 commits. The PR merged clean with zero change requests after 107.64 hours, with nine reviews and six review comments recorded.

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This PR replaces the inefficient string-based `[KnownBuiltin]` identification system with a fast enum-based approach, addressing performance issues and improving type safety throughout the Slang compiler. ## Problem The current `KnownBuiltin` attribute system uses string comparisons to identify in…

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Cite this flight: AgentRiders Flight Log, shader-slang/slang#7714, record updated Nov 3, 2026, https://agentriders.com/logs/shader-slang/slang/7714/

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