Benchmark: native sort of objects by localeCompare vs lodash _.sortBy

HTML Preparation code:

<script src='https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/lodash.js/4.17.5/lodash.min.js'></script>

Script Preparation code:

var users = [{
        'user': 'joey',
        'age': 32
    },
    {
        'user': 'ross',
        'age': 41
    },
    {
        'user': 'chandler',
        'age': 39
    }
]

Tests:

native sort
users.sort((a,b) => a.user.localeCompare(b.user));
lodash sortBy
_.sortBy(users, 'user', 'asc')

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Previous results

Test case name	Result
native sort
lodash sortBy

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Latest run results:

Run details: (Test run date: one year ago)

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_7) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/132.0.0.0 Safari/537.36

Browser/OS: Chrome 132 on Mac OS X 10.15.7

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native sort

4.1M/s

lodash sortBy

2.8M/s

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Test name	Executions per second
✓ native sort	4,142,921 Ops/sec
lodash sortBy	2,775,726 Ops/sec

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

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Let's break down the provided benchmark and explain what is being tested, compared, and some pros and cons of each approach.

**What is being tested?**

The provided benchmark compares two approaches to sorting an array of objects by a specific property:

1. **Native JavaScript sort**: The native JavaScript `sort()` function is used to sort the array. In this case, it's using the `localeCompare()` method to compare strings.
2. **Lodash _.sortBy()**: The Lodash library's `_sortBy()` function is used to sort the array. This function takes three arguments: the input array, the property to sort by, and the sorting order (in this case, "asc").

**What options are compared?**

The two approaches being compared are:

* **Native JavaScript sort**: uses the `localeCompare()` method to compare strings
* **Lodash _.sortBy()**: takes three arguments: the input array, the property to sort by, and the sorting order (in this case, "asc")

**Pros and Cons of each approach**

**Native JavaScript sort:**

Pros:

* Fast execution time due to optimized C++ implementation under the hood
* Easy to use and intuitive API

Cons:

* Can be slower than library-based implementations for large datasets
* May not work as expected with certain edge cases (e.g., Unicode characters)

**Lodash _.sortBy():**

Pros:

* Convenient and easy-to-use API
* Supports advanced sorting features, such as stabilization and custom comparators
* Well-tested and widely adopted

Cons:

* Slower execution time due to additional overhead from the library
* May have larger memory footprint compared to native implementations

**Library considerations:**

In this benchmark, Lodash is used for its convenience and flexibility. The `_.sortBy()` function provides a robust way to sort arrays with various sorting options.

**Special JS features or syntax:**

There are no special JavaScript features or syntax being tested in this benchmark.

**Other alternatives:**

For large datasets, other approaches might be considered:

* **Array.prototype.sort() with a custom comparator**: This approach can provide better performance and control over the sorting process.
* **Other libraries like underscore.js (a faster alternative to Lodash) or Ramda**: These libraries offer similar functionality but with potentially better performance.

Keep in mind that the choice of approach depends on specific use cases, project requirements, and personal preference.

native sort of objects by localeCompare vs lodash _.sortBy (version: 0) Benchmark.js

Comparing performance of: `native sort vs lodash sortBy`

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native sort

lodash sortBy

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

native sort of objects by localeCompare vs lodash _.sortBy (version: 0) Benchmark.js

Comparing performance of: native sort vs lodash sortBy

Created: 3 years ago by: Guest

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native sort

lodash sortBy

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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

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