⚡ Bolt: [performance improvement]

.jules/bolt.md

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 **Learning:** Using `Array.from(map.values()).map(...)` creates an unnecessary intermediate array which wastes memory allocation and garbage collection time, particularly for frequently re-rendered components handling large collections.
 **Action:** Use a `for...of` loop over `map.values()` to iterate and push mapped elements directly into the final array for O(1) memory and avoiding intermediate array allocations.
 
+## 2025-02-23 - Short-circuiting known absolute bounds
+**Learning:** Using unconditional `.reduce()` to find a minimum or maximum value forces O(N) iteration, which is wasteful when an absolute bound (e.g., finding a 'low' confidence level) is known and can be found early.
+**Action:** For performance optimizations involving finding a minimum/maximum value with a known absolute bound, replace unconditional `.reduce()` calls with a `for...of` loop and an early `break` to short-circuit the operation.
+
 ## 2026-03-12 - O(1) early exit for confidence level
 **Learning:** Using `.reduce()` unconditionally iterates over the entire array for operations with an absolute bound (e.g. finding if there's any 'low' confidence section).
 **Action:** Replace unconditional `.reduce()` with a `for...of` loop and early `break` to short-circuit upon finding the minimum possible bound, changing O(N) worst-case into an O(K) best-case execution, yielding measurable performance gains on large documents.