It's worth noting that I don't really like faster_pathname as a solution. It's a cudgel that monkeypatches the stdlib Pathname. A proper solution would be a Pat

It's worth noting that I don't really like faster_pathname as a solution. It's a cudgel that monkeypatches the stdlib Pathname. A proper solution would be a Pathname subclass that Sprockets uses directly, allowing for customized behavior without potential side-effects in other systems.