Benchmark: includes vs or (first result)

Script Preparation code:

variavel = 1

Tests:

includes
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6].includes(variavel)
or
variavel === 1 || variavel === 2 || variavel === 3 || variavel === 4 || variavel === 5 || variavel === 6

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
includes
or

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/134.0.0.0 Safari/537.36 Edg/134.0.0.0

Browser/OS: Chrome 134 on Windows

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Test name	Executions per second
includes	155484864.0 Ops/sec
or	198878048.0 Ops/sec

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

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I'll break down the provided benchmark definition and explain what's being tested, the options compared, pros and cons of each approach, and other considerations.

**What is being tested?**

The benchmark is testing two different ways to check if a variable (`variavel`) has a specific value (1) within an array:

1. Using the `includes()` method.
2. Using a series of `||` (or) operators to check for equality with multiple values.

**Options compared**

* `includes()`: This method checks if a specified element is present in an array.
* `||` (or) operator: This operator checks if the expression on the left is falsey, and if so, evaluates the expression on the right. In this case, it's used to check for equality with multiple values.

**Pros and Cons**

* **includes()**:
	+ Pros:
		- More concise and readable code
		- Less prone to errors due to explicit element checking
		- Can be more efficient since only one pass through the array is required
	+ Cons:
		- May have performance issues if the array is large, as it requires iterating over the elements
* `||` (or) operator:
	+ Pros:
		- Can be faster for small arrays or when checking multiple values in a row
		- Less memory usage since no iteration is required
	+ Cons:
		- More verbose and error-prone code
		- May lead to performance issues if the array is large or contains many falsey values

**Library used**

In this case, there is no specific library being tested, but it's worth noting that `includes()` has been a part of JavaScript since ECMAScript 2015 (ES6).

**Special JS feature**

There are no special JS features or syntax being tested in these benchmark cases. However, the use of `variavel` as a variable name is an example of naming conventions used in JavaScript.

**Other considerations**

When deciding between using `includes()` and `||` operators for array element checks, it's essential to consider the following factors:

* Performance: If you need to check multiple values in a row or iterate over a large array, `||` might be faster. However, if you only need to check a small number of elements, `includes()` is likely a better choice.
* Code readability and maintainability: Using explicit element checks like `includes()` can make code more readable and easier to understand.

**Alternatives**

Other alternatives for checking array elements include:

* Using the `some()` method: Similar to `includes()`, but returns a boolean value as soon as it finds a match. This can be faster than iterating over the entire array.
* Using a custom function or loop to iterate over the array and check each element.
* Using a library like Lodash, which provides functions for working with arrays, such as `lodash.includes()`.

Keep in mind that these alternatives might not offer significant performance benefits over the current implementation, but they can provide more flexibility or better readability.

Related benchmarks:

includes vs or (first result) (version: 0)

Comparing performance of: includes vs or

Created: 4 years ago by: Guest

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includes

or

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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