Got performance test stuff started.

test/perf.js

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+function perfTest(test) {
+  var testStart = new Date().getTime();
+
+  // run the test 1000 times so we can get a happy average
+  for (var i = 0; i < 1000; i++) {
+    test();
+  }
+
+  var testEnd = new Date().getTime();
+  return (testEnd-testStart)/1000;
+}
+
+function perfCompare(test1, test2) {
+  var result1 = perfTest(test1);
+  var result2 = perfTest(test2);
+
+  console.log("Result 1: " + result1 + ", Result 2: " + result2 + ", Difference: " +
+       (result1 - result2));
+}
+
+
+// set up the templates
+var tmpl = "This is the story of guys who work on a project\n" +
+  "called {{project}}. Their names were {{#people}}{{firstName}} and {{/people}}\n" +
+  "they both enjoyed working on {{project}}.\n\n" +
+  "{{#people}}\n" + 
+  "{{>personPet}}\n" +
+  "{{/people}}";
+var partials = {
+  personPet: "{{firstName}} {{lastName}} {{#pet}} owned a {{species}}. Its name was {{name}}.{{/pet}}{{^pet}}didn't own a pet.{{/pet}}"
+};
+var data = {
+  project: "Handlebars",
+  people: [
+    { firstName: "Yehuda", lastName: "Katz" },
+    { firstName: "Alan", lastName: "Johnson", pet: { species: "cat", name: "Luke" } }
+  ]
+}
+
+var test1 = function() {
+  Handlebars.compile(tmpl)(data, {partials: partials});
+}
+var test2 = function() {
+  Mustache.to_html(tmpl, data, partials);
+}
+perfCompare(test1, test2);