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document.createElement vs jQuery
(version: 0)
Benchmark.js
Comparing performance of:
jquery js vs vanilla js
Created:
4 years ago
by:
Guest
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HTML Preparation code:
<script src='https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.js'></script>
Tests:
jquery js
let element = jQuery('<div class="first second third fourth"/>')
vanilla js
let element = document.createElement('div'); element.classList.add("first", "second", "third", "fourth");
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Suite status:
<idle, ready to run>
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Result
jquery js
vanilla js
Fastest:
N/A
Slowest:
N/A
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(Test run date:
7 months ago
)
User agent:
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/144.0.0.0 Safari/537.36
Browser/OS:
Chrome 144 on Windows
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vanilla js
250K/s
jquery js
59K/s
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Executions per second
✓
vanilla js
249,823 Ops/sec
jquery js
58,818 Ops/sec
Autogenerated LLM Summary
(model
llama3.2:3b
, generated one year ago):
Let's break down the provided benchmark and explain what is being tested. **Benchmark Definition** The benchmark measures the performance difference between two approaches: creating an HTML element using jQuery and creating an HTML element programmatically using JavaScript's `document.createElement()` method. **Options Compared** The options being compared are: 1. **jQuery**: A popular JavaScript library for DOM manipulation. 2. **Vanilla JavaScript** (using `document.createElement()`): The standard way of creating elements in plain JavaScript without any external libraries. **Pros and Cons of Each Approach** * **jQuery**: + Pros: jQuery provides a simplified and intuitive API for DOM manipulation, which can lead to faster development and reduced errors. + Cons: Including jQuery adds extra overhead due to its size and the need to load an additional library. This can impact performance in demanding applications. * **Vanilla JavaScript (using `document.createElement()`)**: + Pros: Creating elements programmatically without a library eliminates overhead and allows for more control over the DOM. + Cons: The API is more verbose, requiring manual attribute setting and handling of different browsers' quirks. **Library Used** In this benchmark, jQuery is used in its version 3.3.1. The primary purpose of jQuery is to simplify DOM manipulation by providing a convenient way to select elements and handle events. In this context, jQuery is used for creating an HTML element with specific classes. **Special JS Feature/Syntax** There are no special JavaScript features or syntax being tested in this benchmark. Both test cases use standard JavaScript syntax. **Other Alternatives** If you're looking for alternative libraries for DOM manipulation, some popular options include: * **React**: A popular front-end library for building user interfaces. * **Angular**: A full-fledged framework for building complex web applications. * **Vue.js**: Another popular front-end framework for building web applications. For plain JavaScript, you can use other libraries like: * **Sebastian's DOMParser**: A lightweight library that provides a fast and efficient way to parse HTML documents. * **JSHTML**: A library that allows you to create elements with specific attributes and classes in a more concise way than `document.createElement()`. Keep in mind that each of these alternatives has its own trade-offs and performance characteristics, which may affect the results of your benchmark.
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