Benchmark: lodash sortby vs orderby - munto

HTML Preparation code:

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

Script Preparation code:

function getRandomInt(max) {
  return Math.floor(Math.random() * Math.floor(max));
}

var arr = [];
for(var i = 0; i < 100000; i++){
  arr.push({value:getRandomInt(100)});
}

Tests:

lodash orderBy
_.orderBy(arr, ['value'], ['desc'])
lodash sortby
_.sortBy(arr, 'value')

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
lodash orderBy
lodash sortby

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Latest run results:

No previous run results

This benchmark does not have any results yet. Be the first one to run it!

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

LLMs can make mistakes. Check important info.

**Benchmark Explanation**

The provided benchmark is designed to compare the performance of two functions from the Lodash library: `_.sortBy` and `_.orderBy`. The goal is to sort an array of objects in ascending or descending order based on a specific key.

**Options Compared**

Two options are being compared:

1. **_.sortBy(arr, 'value')**: This function sorts the array in ascending order based on the value property of each object.
2. **_.orderBy(arr, ['value'], ['desc'])**: This function sorts the array in descending order based on the value property of each object.

**Pros and Cons**

* **_.sortBy**:
	+ Pros: Simple to use, easy to understand, and widely supported by browsers.
	+ Cons: May not be as efficient as native JavaScript sorting methods for very large arrays, as it uses a custom implementation that may not take advantage of browser optimizations.
* **_.orderBy**:
	+ Pros: More flexible than _.sortBy, allowing for ascending or descending order, and can handle more complex sorting scenarios.
	+ Cons: May have slightly worse performance compared to _.sortBy due to its additional complexity.

**Other Considerations**

The benchmark also uses a special JavaScript feature, the `getRandomInt` function, which generates a random integer within a specified range. This is used to create an array of 100,000 objects with random values. The benchmark is run on a desktop browser (Chrome 110) running on a Mac OS X 10.15.7 system.

**Library and 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 `_.sortBy` and `_.orderBy` functions are used to sort arrays in specific ways.

**Special JS Feature or Syntax**

There is no special JavaScript feature or syntax mentioned in the benchmark. The code only uses standard JavaScript features and syntax.

**Alternative Benchmarks**

If you wanted to compare these two functions with other sorting methods, here are some alternatives:

* **Native JavaScript sorting**: You could use the `Array.prototype.sort()` method to sort the array, which would be implemented in native code and potentially outperform Lodash's implementation.
* **Other libraries**: You could also test the performance of sorting arrays using other JavaScript libraries or frameworks that provide similar functionality, such as Moment.js for date-based sorting.

**Benchmark Preparation Code**

The provided preparation code is simple and straightforward:
```javascript
function getRandomInt(max) {
  return Math.floor(Math.random() * Math.floor(max));
}

var arr = [];
for (var i = 0; i < 100000; i++) {
  arr.push({ value: getRandomInt(100) });
}
```
This code creates an array of 100,000 objects with random values between 0 and 99.

Related benchmarks:

lodash sortby vs orderby - munto (version: 0)

Comparing performance of: lodash orderBy vs lodash sortby

Created: 3 years ago by: Guest

Jump to the latest result

lodash orderBy

lodash sortby

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

No previous run results

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