Benchmark: Vanilla JS VS Jquery | Click Event Speed

HTML Preparation code:

<script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<div class="rte faq-list-content pb-24">
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Tests:

Vanilla
window.onload =()=>{ document.querySelectorAll('.faq-list-content li h2').forEach((button) => { button.addEventListener('click', (e) => { e.preventDefault(); console.log(e.currentTarget.parentElement.classList.toggle("active")); }); }); }
jQuery
$(document).on('click', '.faq-list-content li h2', function (event) { event.preventDefault(); this.parentElement.classList.toggle("active"); });

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
Vanilla
jQuery

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Latest run results:

Run details: (Test run date: one year ago)

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/128.0.0.0 Safari/537.36

Browser/OS: Chrome 128 on Windows

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Test name	Executions per second
Vanilla	1162729.5 Ops/sec
jQuery	303457.9 Ops/sec

Autogenerated LLM Summary (model llama3.2:3b, generated one year ago):

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Let's dive into the world of JavaScript microbenchmarks!

The provided JSON represents a benchmark test on MeasureThat.net, where two approaches are compared: Vanilla JavaScript and jQuery.

**What is being tested?**

The benchmark tests the performance difference between using Vanilla JavaScript to attach an event listener to HTML elements versus using jQuery. Specifically, it measures how long it takes for both approaches to execute a certain amount of code when a click event occurs on a specific set of HTML elements.

**Options compared:**

1. **Vanilla JavaScript**: This approach uses the `addEventListener` method and a callback function to attach an event listener to the HTML elements.
2. **jQuery**: This approach uses jQuery's `on` method and a closure to attach an event listener to the HTML elements.

**Pros and Cons of each approach:**

1. **Vanilla JavaScript**:
	* Pros:
		+ More flexible and customizable
		+ Can be more efficient for large-scale applications
		+ No dependency on jQuery library
	* Cons:
		+ Requires manual management of event listeners
		+ May require more code and complexity
2. **jQuery**:
	* Pros:
		+ Simplifies event handling and attaching listeners
		+ Reduces boilerplate code
		+ Provides a robust set of utility functions
	* Cons:
		+ Adds an extra dependency on the jQuery library
		+ May introduce performance overhead due to the library's complexity

**Library used:**

In this benchmark, jQuery is used as the event handling framework. Specifically, it uses the `on` method and a closure to attach an event listener to the HTML elements.

**Special JS feature or syntax:**

None are mentioned in the provided benchmark definition or test cases.

**Other alternatives:**

If you're looking for alternative approaches to event handling, consider:

1. **Event delegation**: This technique involves attaching a single event listener to a parent element and then using event bubbling to handle clicks on child elements.
2. **Pico.js**: A lightweight event handling library that provides a simpler alternative to jQuery.
3. **Lodash**: A utility library that includes a set of functions for event handling, including `on` and `off`.

Keep in mind that each approach has its trade-offs, and the best choice depends on your specific use case, performance requirements, and personal preference.

I hope this explanation helps you understand what's being tested in this benchmark!

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Vanilla

jQuery

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Autogenerated LLM Summary (model llama3.2:3b, generated one year ago):