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slice vs at vs pop
(version: 0)
Comparing performance of:
arr 0 vs arr length vs at -1 vs slice
Created:
3 years ago
by:
Guest
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Script Preparation code:
arr = Array.from(Array(10).keys())
Tests:
arr 0
arr[0]
arr length
arr[arr.length - 1]
at -1
arr.at(-1)
slice
arr.slice(-1)[0]
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Suite status:
<idle, ready to run>
Run tests (4)
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Test case name
Result
arr 0
arr length
at -1
slice
Fastest:
N/A
Slowest:
N/A
Latest run results:
Run details:
(Test run date:
10 months ago
)
User agent:
Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_7) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/137.0.0.0 Safari/537.36
Browser/OS:
Chrome 137 on Mac OS X 10.15.7
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Executions per second
arr 0
175936992.0 Ops/sec
arr length
173193696.0 Ops/sec
at -1
182163952.0 Ops/sec
slice
54638640.0 Ops/sec
Autogenerated LLM Summary
(model
llama3.2:3b
, generated one year ago):
Let's break down the benchmark test case and its individual tests. **Benchmark Test Case** The provided JSON represents a JavaScript microbenchmark test case on MeasureThat.net. The test case is called "slice vs at vs pop" and it involves measuring the performance of three different ways to access elements in an array: using `at()`, `slice()`, and indexing (using square brackets). **Options Compared** Three options are compared: 1. `at()` - a method introduced in ECMAScript 2019 that allows accessing array elements by index. 2. `slice()` - a method that returns a shallow copy of a portion of an array. 3. Indexing (using square brackets) - the traditional way of accessing array elements using their index. **Pros and Cons** Here's a brief overview of each option: * `at()`: This method is efficient because it uses a specialized indexing mechanism in V8, which allows for faster access to array elements. However, it requires JavaScript 2019 or later. * `slice()`: This method creates a new array with the desired elements and returns it. While it's generally slower than using square brackets, it can be useful when you need to extract a subset of an array without modifying its original form. * Indexing (using square brackets): This is the traditional way of accessing array elements in JavaScript. It's simple but may not be as efficient as `at()` or `slice()`, especially for large arrays. **Library and Its Purpose** None of these options use a library specifically. They are all built-in methods in JavaScript. **Special JS Feature or Syntax** The `at()` method is the only one that uses a new syntax introduced in ECMAScript 2019. This syntax allows for more expressive way of accessing array elements. **Benchmark Preparation Code and Individual Test Cases** The benchmark preparation code creates an array with 10 elements, and each test case targets a different element: 1. `arr[0]`: Accessing the first element of the array. 2. `arr[arr.length - 1]`: Accessing the last element of the array. 3. `arr.at(-1)`: Using the `at()` method to access the last element of the array. 4. `arr.slice(-1)[0]`: Creating a new array with the last element and extracting it. **Other Alternatives** If you want to measure performance in JavaScript, there are other alternatives to MeasureThat.net: * Browser's built-in performance testing tools (e.g., Chrome DevTools) * Node.js built-in performance testing tools * Third-party libraries like Benchmark.js or jsperf * Online platforms that provide similar benchmarking capabilities, such as jsPerf or JSBench Keep in mind that each alternative may have its own strengths and weaknesses, so it's essential to choose the one that best suits your needs.
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