Benchmark: Lodash property vs Rambda prop

HTML Preparation code:

<script src="//cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/ramda@0.25.0/dist/ramda.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/lodash@4.17.21/lodash.min.js"></script>

Script Preparation code:

var object = { 'id' : '0xD'}
var pr = _.property("id");

Tests:

Rambda prop
R.prop('id',object)
Lodash property
pr(object)

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
Rambda prop
Lodash property

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Latest run results:

Run details: (Test run date: 10 months ago)

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_7) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/136.0.0.0 Safari/537.36

Browser/OS: Chrome 136 on Mac OS X 10.15.7

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Test name	Executions per second
Rambda prop	34801820.0 Ops/sec
Lodash property	165002016.0 Ops/sec

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

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**Benchmark Description**

The provided JSON represents a benchmark that compares two approaches to accessing a property in an object: `Lodash property` and `Rambda prop`. The benchmark is designed to measure the performance difference between these two methods.

**Options Compared**

Two options are compared:

1. **Lodash property (`_.property`)**: Lodash is a popular JavaScript utility library that provides a wide range of functional programming helpers. In this case, `_._property` is used to access the `id` property of an object.
2. **Rambda prop (`R.prop`)**: Rambda is another JavaScript library that provides a set of higher-order functions for functional programming. Here, `R.prop('id', object)` is used to access the `id` property of an object.

**Pros and Cons**

Here are some pros and cons of each approach:

**Lodash Property (`_.property`)**

Pros:

* Well-established library with a large user base
* Easy to use and understand
* Provides additional utility methods for common tasks

Cons:

* Adds extra overhead due to the size of the Lodash library
* May not be suitable for very small projects or those with limited dependencies

**Rambda Prop (`R.prop`)**

Pros:

* Smaller and more lightweight than Lodash
* Designed specifically for functional programming, which can lead to more efficient code
* Can be used as a drop-in replacement for certain Lodash methods

Cons:

* May not be as widely adopted or well-documented as Lodash
* Requires an additional dependency in the project

**Library Descriptions**

Both Lodash and Rambda are utility libraries that provide a set of functions for common JavaScript tasks. They are designed to be used in functional programming styles, where small, pure functions are composed together to create more complex operations.

Lodash is widely recognized as one of the most popular JavaScript utility libraries, with over 100 million downloads per month (according to its website). It provides a vast array of methods for string manipulation, array and object manipulation, and much more. Lodash's popularity stems from its ease of use, extensive documentation, and large user base.

Rambda is another well-known library that focuses on functional programming concepts. Its API is designed to be smaller and more lightweight than Lodash's, making it suitable for projects where size matters. Rambda provides a set of higher-order functions for tasks like function composition, currying, and partial application.

**Special JS Feature/ Syntax**

There doesn't appear to be any special JavaScript feature or syntax used in this benchmark. Both `_.property` and `R.prop` are standard methods from their respective libraries.

**Alternatives**

If you're looking for alternative approaches to accessing properties in an object, here are a few options:

1. **Bracket notation (`obj['key']`)**: This is a simple and efficient way to access a property by its key.
2. **Arrow functions with `=>`**: Using arrow functions with the syntax `obj => obj.key` can also be used to access properties.
3. **Destructuring assignment**: For more complex object structures, destructuring assignment (`{ id: '0xD' }`) can be used to extract individual values.

These alternatives may offer different performance characteristics or use cases compared to Lodash and Rambda's `property` and `prop` methods, respectively.

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Rambda prop

Lodash property

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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