Benchmark: float avg comparison

HTML Preparation code:

<script src='https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bignumber.js@9.1.0/bignumber.min.js'></script>
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/lodash@4.17.4/lodash.min.js"></script>

Script Preparation code:

var values = _.times(500, Math.random());

Tests:

lodash
var res = _.mean(values); return res;
bignumber
var total = BigNumber(0); _.each(values, val => { total.plus(val); }); var res = total.div(values.length); return res;

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lodash
bignumber

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Slowest: N/A

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Let's dive into the world of JavaScript microbenchmarks.

The provided JSON represents a benchmark test that compares two approaches to calculate the average of an array of random numbers using two popular libraries: Lodash and BigNumber.

**Options Compared**

The benchmark tests two options:

1. **Lodash**: Using the `lodash.mean()` function to calculate the average of the values array.
2. **BigNumber**: Using the `BigNumber` library to perform arithmetic operations on large numbers, specifically calculating the average by summing up all values and then dividing by the count.

**Pros and Cons of Each Approach**

### Lodash

* Pros:
	+ Simple and concise code
	+ Well-established library with a wide range of utility functions
* Cons:
	+ May be slower due to the overhead of function calls and object creation
	+ Not optimized for high-performance arithmetic operations

### BigNumber

* Pros:
	+ Optimized for high-performance arithmetic operations on large numbers
	+ Reduces overflow and precision issues commonly encountered in JavaScript
* Cons:
	+ Requires additional setup and import (BigNumber library)
	+ Code can be more verbose due to the need to specify number types

**Library: Lodash**

Lodash is a popular utility library for JavaScript that provides a wide range of functions for tasks such as array manipulation, string processing, and functional programming. In this benchmark, `lodash.mean()` is used to calculate the average of an array.

**Library: BigNumber**

BigNumber is a specialized library designed specifically for high-performance arithmetic operations on large numbers in JavaScript. It provides features like arbitrary-precision arithmetic, decimal arithmetic, and fast calculations. In this benchmark, the `BigNumber` library is used to perform arithmetic operations on large numbers.

**Special JS Feature/Syntax (Optional)**

None mentioned in the provided JSON.

Related benchmarks:

float avg comparison (version: 0)

with lodash AND bignumber

Comparing performance of: lodash vs bignumber

Created: 3 years ago by: Registered User

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lodash

bignumber

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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