Benchmark: orderBy vs .order

HTML Preparation code:

<script src='https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/lodash.js/4.17.15/lodash.min.js'></script>

Script Preparation code:

var arr = [{text: 'a'},{text: 'b'},{text: 'c'},{text: 'd'},{text: 'e'},{text: 'f'}];

Tests:

Lodash
_.orderBy(arr, ['text']);
Vainilla
arr.sort((a,b) => { if (a.date > b.date) { return -1; } else if (a.date < b.date) { return 1; } else { return 0; } });

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**Overview**

The benchmark is designed to compare the performance of two approaches for sorting an array: using the `_.orderBy` function from the Lodash library and implementing a custom sorting algorithm directly in JavaScript. The goal is to determine which approach is faster.

**Options compared**

There are two options being compared:

1. **Lodash**: Using the `_._orderBy` function from the Lodash library, which provides a convenient and efficient way to sort arrays.
2. **Custom implementation**: Implementing a custom sorting algorithm directly in JavaScript, without using any external libraries.

**Pros and Cons**

Here are some pros and cons of each approach:

* **Lodash:**
	+ Pros:
		- Convenient and easy to use
		- Efficient and optimized for performance
	+ Cons:
		- Requires including an external library (Lodash) in the test case
		- May have overhead due to loading the library
* **Custom implementation:**
	+ Pros:
		- No external library dependency
		- Can be optimized specifically for this test case
	+ Cons:
		- Requires more code and effort to implement correctly
		- May not be as efficient or optimized for performance

**Library and its purpose**

The `lodash` library is a popular JavaScript utility library that provides a wide range of functions for tasks such as string manipulation, array manipulation, and more. In this case, the `_._orderBy` function from Lodash is used to sort an array based on a specified property.

**Special JS feature or syntax**

There isn't any special JavaScript feature or syntax being tested in this benchmark. The code uses standard JavaScript syntax and features.

**Other alternatives**

If you wanted to add more options to the benchmark, here are some other approaches that could be considered:

* Using a different sorting library (e.g., Moment.js for date-based sorting)
* Implementing a custom sorting algorithm using a different data structure (e.g., using a heap or priority queue)
* Comparing performance of different sorting algorithms (e.g., quicksort, mergesort, heapsort)

Keep in mind that the specific alternatives will depend on the goals and requirements of the benchmark.

Related benchmarks:

orderBy vs .order (version: 0)

Comparing performance of: Lodash vs Vainilla

Created: 3 years ago by: Guest

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