[Release] Increase version to 0.1.8

[nev21]

Performance-focused release with critical optimizations to hot paths, array operations, circular reference detection, and test execution.

Changes:

• Update all package versions to 0.1.8
• Add v0.1.8 entry to CHANGELIST.md with full details
• Update recommended version in all README and documentation files (0.1.7 → 0.1.8)

Key performance improvements include:

• Remove objDefine getters from hot path properties
• Replace O(n²) splice operations with O(n) boolean tracking
• Optimize circular reference detection
• Add configurable depth limits (maxFormatDepth, maxCompareDepth, maxProtoDepth)
• Fix worker test execution delay
• Test coverage improvements: formatters (10% → 90.85%), equal.ts (45% → 89.03%)

[Copilot]

Pull request overview

Release prep PR for tripwire that bumps the monorepo to v0.1.8, updates user-facing documentation to reference the new recommended version range, and records the release notes for the performance-focused release.

Changes:

• Bump package versions (root, core, chai shim) to 0.1.8 and align shim’s dependency on core.
• Add v0.1.8 release notes to CHANGELIST.md.
• Update README/docs install snippets to recommend >= 0.1.8 < 2.x and refresh the Rush shrinkwrap.

Reviewed changes

Copilot reviewed 9 out of 10 changed files in this pull request and generated 1 comment.

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File	Description
shim/chai/package.json	Bumps chai shim version and updates dependency on @nevware21/tripwire to 0.1.8.
shim/chai/README.md	Updates recommended install range to >= 0.1.8 < 2.x.
package.json	Bumps repo/root package version to 0.1.8.
docs/migration/migrating-from-node-assert.md	Updates the quick-start install snippet to reference 0.1.8.
docs/README.md	Updates documentation install snippets to reference 0.1.8.
core/package.json	Bumps core package version to 0.1.8.
core/README.md	Updates recommended install range to >= 0.1.8 < 2.x.
common/config/rush/npm-shrinkwrap.json	Updates shrinkwrap integrity and transitive resolutions after version/dependency updates.
README.md	Updates top-level recommended dependency range to >= 0.1.8 < 2.x.
CHANGELIST.md	Adds the v0.1.8 release entry and comparison link.

Files not reviewed (1)

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Codecov Report

✅ All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests.
✅ Project coverage is 95.30%. Comparing base (b428f61) to head (260dfb6).
⚠️ Report is 1 commits behind head on main.

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