Benchmark: for [i,j] big/small

Tests:

big i, small j
for (let i = 0; i < 1000000; i++) { for (let j = 0; j < 10; j++) { const hi = "hi"; } }
small i, big j
for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) { for (let j = 0; j < 1000000; j++) { const hi = "hi"; } }

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Test case name	Result
big i, small j
small i, big j

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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Run details: (Test run date: 3 years ago)

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Test name	Executions per second
big i, small j	84.6 Ops/sec
small i, big j	76.7 Ops/sec

Autogenerated LLM Summary (model llama3.2:3b, generated 6 months ago):

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Let's break down what is being tested in the provided JSON benchmark.

**Benchmark Definition**

The benchmark definition specifies two different loops:

1. `for (let i = 0; i < 1000000; i++) {` - This loop iterates over a large number (`1000000`) of iterations, but with only small values for the inner variable `j`, which ranges from `0` to `9`.
2. `for (let j = 0; j < 10; j++) {` - This loop iterates over a small range of values (`0` to `9`) for the outer variable `i`.

**Options Compared**

The benchmark compares two different approaches:

1. **Large inner loop, small outer loop**: In this case, the inner loop has many iterations (1000000), but the outer loop only goes up to 10.
2. **Small inner loop, large outer loop**: Here, the inner loop has a small range of values (0-9), but the outer loop iterates over a much larger number (`1000000`).

**Pros and Cons**

When deciding which approach is better, we need to consider the trade-offs:

* **Large inner loop with small outer loop**:
	+ Pros: Can be faster for certain types of computations that involve a lot of repeated calculations.
	+ Cons: May lead to slower performance due to the overhead of repeated iterations.
* **Small inner loop with large outer loop**:
	+ Pros: Can reduce the number of iterations, which can improve performance.
	+ Cons: May lead to slower performance if the small inner loop is computationally expensive.

**Other Considerations**

* The use of `let` instead of `var` or no declaration for `hi` suggests that the benchmark is focusing on optimization and variable binding issues.
* The const keyword is used to declare a constant string `hi`, which implies that the value doesn't change during the execution of the loop.

**Libraries**

The benchmark uses none, as it only consists of plain JavaScript code.

**Special JS Features or Syntax**

There are no special features or syntax mentioned in this benchmark.

Related benchmarks:

for [i,j] big/small (version: 0)

Comparing performance of: big i, small j vs small i, big j

Created: 3 years ago by: Guest

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big i, small j

small i, big j

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Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Autogenerated LLM Summary (model llama3.2:3b, generated 6 months ago):