prelude: | str1 = [*"a".."z",*"0".."9"].join("") str10 = str1 * 10 str100 = str10 * 10 str1000 = str100 * 10 nonascii1 = [*"\u{e0}".."\u{ff}"].join("") nonascii10 = nonascii1 * 10 nonascii100 = nonascii10 * 10 nonascii1000 = nonascii100 * 10 benchmark: upcase-1: str1.upcase upcase-10: str10.upcase upcase-100: str100.upcase upcase-1000: str1000.upcase upcase-nonascii1: nonascii1.upcase upcase-nonascii10: nonascii10.upcase upcase-nonascii100: nonascii100.upcase upcase-nonascii1000: nonascii1000.upcase