Benchmark: Ternary vs Condition

Tests:

Condition
const primary = false; const variant = (primary && 'primary') || 'default';
Ternary
const primary = false; const variant = primary ? 'primary' : 'default';

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Ternary

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**Benchmark Definition:**
The benchmark is comparing two approaches to conditional statements:

1. **Ternary Operator**: `const variant = (primary && 'primary') || 'default';`
2. **Traditional Conditional Statement**: `const variant = primary ? 'primary' : 'default';`

These two approaches are being compared to see which one performs better.

**Options Compared:**

* Ternary Operator (`&&` and `||` operators)
* Traditional Conditional Statement (`?` and `:` operators)

**Pros and Cons of Each Approach:**

1. **Ternary Operator**:
	* Pros: More concise, can be used in a single expression.
	* Cons: Can be less readable for complex conditions, and some browsers may optimize away the `||` part if it's not necessary.
2. **Traditional Conditional Statement**:
	* Pros: More explicit, easier to read and understand, especially for complex conditions.
	* Cons: Takes up more space, can be slower due to the extra operation.

**Other Considerations:**

* The benchmark is run on a desktop browser (Chrome 105) with Mac OS X 10.15.7 operating system.
* The `ExecutionsPerSecond` value indicates how many times each expression is executed per second.

**Library/Function Used:**
None of the expressions use any external libraries or functions.

**Special JS Features/Syntax:**
The ternary operator uses the bitwise AND (`&&`) and OR (`||`) operators, which are standard JavaScript operators. The traditional conditional statement uses the logical NOT (`!`) operator implicitly (e.g., `primary ?` is equivalent to `!(!primary)`).

**Alternatives:**

* Other ways to express the same condition could be using a switch statement or an object with a value property.
* For more complex conditions, other approaches like loops or recursion might be necessary.

Keep in mind that these alternatives may not be as concise or readable as the ternary operator and traditional conditional statement.

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Condition

Ternary

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Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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