Improve the performance of String.prototype.concat and the slow-case...

src/string.js

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     return fast_answer;
   }
   var subject = ToString(this);
   var index = TO_INTEGER(pos);
   return %StringCharCodeAt(subject, index);
 }
 
 
 // ECMA-262, section 15.5.4.6
 function StringConcat() {
-  var len = %_ArgumentsLength();
-  var parts = new $Array(len + 1);
-  parts[0] = ToString(this);
-  for (var i = 0; i < len; i++)
-    parts[i + 1] = ToString(%_Arguments(i));
-  return parts.join('');
+  var len = %_ArgumentsLength() + 1;
+  var parts = new $Array(len);
+  parts[0] = IS_STRING(this) ? this : ToString(this);
+  for (var i = 1; i < len; i++) {
+    var part = %_Arguments(i - 1);
+    parts[i] = IS_STRING(part) ? part : ToString(part);
+  }
+  return %StringBuilderConcat(parts, len, "");
 }
 
 // Match ES3 and Safari
 %FunctionSetLength(StringConcat, 1);
 
 
 // ECMA-262 section 15.5.4.7
 function StringIndexOf(searchString /* position */) {  // length == 1
   var subject_str = ToString(this);
   var pattern_str = ToString(searchString);
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     "small", StringSmall,
     "strike", StringStrike,
     "sub", StringSub,
     "sup", StringSup,
     "toJSON", StringToJSON
   ));
 }
 
 
 SetupString();