feat(research): comparison paper #02 page + academic-paper redesign

public/sitemap.xml

@@ -1 +1 @@
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:news="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9" xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1" xmlns:video="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-video/1.1"><url><loc>https://refactron.dev/</loc><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority></url><url><loc>https://refactron.dev/blog</loc><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.9</priority></url><url><loc>https://refactron.dev/about</loc><changefreq>monthly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://refactron.dev/changelog</loc><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.7</priority></url><url><loc>https://refactron.dev/security</loc><changefreq>monthly</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority></url><url><loc>https://refactron.dev/research</loc><changefreq>monthly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://refactron.dev/research/perf-01</loc><changefreq>yearly</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority></url><url><loc>https://refactron.dev/research/comparison-01</loc><changefreq>yearly</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority></url><url><loc>https://refactron.dev/privacy-policy</loc><changefreq>yearly</changefreq><priority>0.3</priority></url><url><loc>https://refactron.dev/terms-of-service</loc><changefreq>yearly</changefreq><priority>0.3</priority></url><url><loc>https://refactron.dev/blog/i-ran-refactron-on-djangos-codebase</loc><changefreq>monthly</changefreq><priority>0.8</priority></url><url><loc>https://refactron.dev/blog/refactron-vs-cursor-vs-codeant</loc><changefreq>monthly</changefreq><priority>0.8</priority></url><url><loc>https://refactron.dev/blog/why-we-built-verification-engine-first</loc><changefreq>monthly</changefreq><priority>0.8</priority></url><url><loc>https://refactron.dev/blog/legacy-code-ai-refactoring</loc><changefreq>monthly</changefreq><priority>0.8</priority></url><url><loc>https://refactron.dev/blog/refactron-on-requests-library</loc><changefreq>monthly</changefreq><priority>0.8</priority></url><url><loc>https://refactron.dev/blog/real-cost-of-not-refactoring</loc><changefreq>monthly</changefreq><priority>0.8</priority></url><url><loc>https://refactron.dev/blog/refactron-on-fastapi</loc><changefreq>monthly</changefreq><priority>0.8</priority></url><url><loc>https://refactron.dev/blog/how-to-safely-refactor-python-code-you-didnt-write</loc><changefreq>monthly</changefreq><priority>0.8</priority></url><url><loc>https://refactron.dev/blog/why-refactron-runs-locally</loc><changefreq>monthly</changefreq><priority>0.8</priority></url><url><loc>https://refactron.dev/blog/refactron-is-now-a-nodejs-package</loc><changefreq>monthly</changefreq><priority>0.8</priority></url></urlset>

scripts/generate-sitemap.js

@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ const staticRoutes = [
   { url: '/about',           changefreq: 'monthly', priority: 0.6 },
   { url: '/changelog',       changefreq: 'weekly',  priority: 0.7 },
   { url: '/security',        changefreq: 'monthly', priority: 0.5 },
-  { url: '/research',       changefreq: 'monthly', priority: 0.45 },
+  { url: '/research',          changefreq: 'monthly', priority: 0.6 },
+  { url: '/research/perf-01',  changefreq: 'yearly',  priority: 0.5 },
+  { url: '/research/comparison-01', changefreq: 'yearly', priority: 0.5 },
   { url: '/privacy-policy',  changefreq: 'yearly',  priority: 0.3 },
   { url: '/terms-of-service',changefreq: 'yearly',  priority: 0.3 },
   // blog posts added dynamically below

scripts/prerender.js

@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ const PAGES = [
   '/changelog',
   '/security',
   '/research',
+  '/research/perf-01',
+  '/research/comparison-01',
   '/privacy-policy',
   '/terms-of-service',
   ...blogSlugs.map(slug => `/blog/${slug}`),

src/App.tsx

@@ -26,12 +26,15 @@ import AuthApp from './components/AuthApp';
 import NotFoundPage from './components/NotFoundPage';
 import ErrorBoundary from './components/ErrorBoundary';
 import SkipToMain from './components/SkipToMain';
+import ScrollToTop from './components/ScrollToTop';
 import usePerformanceMonitoring from './hooks/usePerformanceMonitoring';
 import useAccessibility from './hooks/useAccessibility';
 import PageLayout from './components/PageLayout';
 import Changelog from './components/Changelog';
 import SecurityPage from './components/SecurityPage';
 import ResearchPage from './components/ResearchPage';
+import ResearchPerf01Page from './components/ResearchPerf01Page';
+import ResearchComparison01Page from './components/ResearchComparison01Page';
 import StatusPage from './components/StatusPage';
 
 import { ThemeProvider } from './contexts/ThemeContext';
@@ -91,6 +94,7 @@ function App() {
       <ErrorBoundary>
         <SkipToMain />
         <Router>
+          <ScrollToTop />
           {isDocsHost ? (
             <Routes>
               <Route path="/*" element={<DocsPage />} />
@@ -161,6 +165,22 @@ function App() {
                     </PageLayout>
                   }
                 />
+                <Route
+                  path="/research/perf-01"
+                  element={
+                    <PageLayout mainClassName="flex min-h-0 flex-col">
+                      <ResearchPerf01Page />
+                    </PageLayout>
+                  }
+                />
+                <Route
+                  path="/research/comparison-01"
+                  element={
+                    <PageLayout mainClassName="flex min-h-0 flex-col">
+                      <ResearchComparison01Page />
+                    </PageLayout>
+                  }
+                />
                 <Route path="/status" element={<StatusPage />} />
                 <Route
                   path="/about"

src/components/AboutPage.tsx

@@ -722,15 +722,17 @@ const HeroChipModule: React.FC = () => (
       .rfn-die-core { animation: rfn-die-pulse 2.6s ease-in-out infinite; }
     `}</style>
 
-    {/* Surrounding mono labels */}
-    <div className="absolute -top-2 left-2 text-[9px] font-mono text-neutral-600 tracking-[0.28em]">
+    {/* Surrounding mono labels — sit OUTSIDE the chip body in the safe
+        gutter. Bumped from neutral-600/700 to neutral-400/500 so they
+        actually read against the page bg instead of disappearing. */}
+    <div className="absolute -top-5 left-2 text-[10px] font-mono text-neutral-400 tracking-[0.28em]">
       FIG · 01
     </div>
-    <div className="absolute -bottom-2 right-2 text-[9px] font-mono text-neutral-600 tracking-[0.28em]">
+    <div className="absolute -bottom-5 right-2 text-[10px] font-mono text-neutral-400 tracking-[0.28em]">
       DETERMINISTIC · V0.5
     </div>
     <div
-      className="absolute top-1/2 -right-3 -translate-y-1/2 text-[8.5px] font-mono text-neutral-700 tracking-[0.34em] hidden xl:block"
+      className="absolute top-1/2 -right-6 -translate-y-1/2 text-[9px] font-mono text-neutral-500 tracking-[0.32em] hidden xl:block"
       style={{ writingMode: 'vertical-rl' }}
     >
       ANALYZE · REFACTOR · VERIFY · DOCUMENT
@@ -793,10 +795,12 @@ const HeroChipModule: React.FC = () => (
         </div>
       </div>
 
-      {/* Bottom-left product label */}
-      <div className="absolute bottom-5 left-5 text-[10.5px] font-mono leading-[1.35] tracking-[0.24em]">
-        <div className="text-white/55">REFACTRON</div>
-        <div className="text-white/35">ENGINE</div>
+      {/* Bottom-left product label. The chip die above is bright on hover
+          of the eye, so labels need real contrast or they get read as part
+          of the dot grid. */}
+      <div className="absolute bottom-5 left-5 text-[10.5px] font-mono leading-[1.4] tracking-[0.24em]">
+        <div className="text-white/85 font-medium">REFACTRON</div>
+        <div className="text-white/55 mt-0.5">ENGINE</div>
       </div>
 
       {/* Bottom-right status LEDs — first one pulses (active) */}
@@ -843,13 +847,21 @@ const AboutPage: React.FC = () => {
   });
 
   return (
-    <div className="relative bg-black font-space antialiased overflow-x-hidden">
+    <div
+      className="relative font-space antialiased overflow-x-hidden"
+      style={{
+        background:
+          'radial-gradient(ellipse 80% 45% at 50% 0%, rgba(255,255,255,0.025) 0%, rgba(255,255,255,0) 55%), #050506',
+      }}
+    >
       {/* ─── Hero ────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */}
-      <section className="relative w-full min-h-[80vh] flex items-center overflow-hidden bg-black">
+      {/* Top padding pushes content clear of the fixed navbar (~5rem tall);
+          bottom padding gives the hero room to breathe before section #2. */}
+      <section className="relative w-full overflow-hidden">
         <AsciiBackdrop maskAt="32% 50%" />
         {sectionFades}
 
-        <div className="relative z-10 w-full max-w-7xl mx-auto px-4 py-20 lg:py-0">
+        <div className="relative z-10 w-full max-w-7xl mx-auto px-4 pt-32 sm:pt-36 lg:pt-44 pb-24 lg:pb-32">
           <motion.div
             {...fadeUp}
             className="grid grid-cols-1 lg:grid-cols-12 gap-12 lg:gap-8 items-center"
@@ -1340,7 +1352,7 @@ const AboutPage: React.FC = () => {
       </section>
 
       {/* ─── Contact ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */}
-      <section className="relative w-full py-20 bg-black border-t border-white/[0.06]">
+      <section className="relative w-full py-20 border-t border-white/[0.06]">
         <div className="max-w-7xl mx-auto px-4 text-center">
           <motion.div {...fadeUp} className="space-y-6">
             <p className="text-lg md:text-xl text-neutral-300 font-space">