# Should BenchmarkTools.jl be a stdlib?

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/should-benchmarktools-jl-be-a-stdlib/16799>\
**Category:** Internals & Design\
**Created:** [October 25, 2018, 6:47pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/should-benchmarktools-jl-be-a-stdlib/16799 "2018-10-25T18:47:29Z")\
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Does that mean that in principle, there is no need for a stdlib? It’s more of an “intermediate storage” for things moving out of Base?

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