Benchmark: collision - MeasureThat.net

Script Preparation code:

var toPlayerPosition = 380.9819372891648;

var playerX = 400;
var playerY = 400;

var targetX = 20;
var targetY = 20;

Tests:

simplified
if (toPlayerPosition < 12) { }
conditions
if (playerX < targetX + 12 && playerX + 12 > targetX && playerY < targetY + 12 && playerY + 12 > targetY) { }

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

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conditions

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**Overview of the Benchmark**

The provided benchmark is designed to test the performance of a JavaScript engine in executing two different types of conditional statements: simple and complex conditions. The benchmark consists of a script preparation code that sets up variables for player and target positions, and an HTML preparation code (which is empty in this case).

**Script Preparation Code**

The script preparation code defines four variables:

* `toPlayerPosition`: set to 380.9819372891648
* `playerX` and `playerY`: set to 400 and 400 respectively
* `targetX` and `targetY`: set to 20 and 20 respectively

These variables are likely used to simulate a collision detection scenario.

**Test Cases**

There are two test cases:

1. **simplified**: This test case uses a simple conditional statement that checks if `toPlayerPosition` is less than 12.
2. **conditions**: This test case uses a more complex conditional statement that checks for multiple conditions:
	* `playerX` is less than `targetX + 12`
	* `playerX + 12` is greater than `targetX`
	* `playerY` is less than `targetY + 12`
	* `playerY + 12` is greater than `targetY`

The purpose of these test cases is to measure the performance difference between executing simple and complex conditional statements.

**Library Usage**

There are no libraries used in this benchmark.

**Special JavaScript Features or Syntax**

None mentioned.

**Performance Comparison**

The benchmark compares the execution speed of the two test cases: simplified and conditions. The results indicate that:

* The `simplified` test case is faster, with an average of 6004171 executions per second
* The `conditions` test case is slower, with an average of 12309186 executions per second

**Pros and Cons**

Pros of using simple conditional statements:

* Faster execution speed
* Less computational overhead

Cons of using complex conditional statements:

* Slower execution speed
* More computational overhead due to the additional checks

**Alternatives**

Other alternatives for testing JavaScript performance include:

1. **Math operations**: Testing the performance of basic math operations, such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
2. **Loops**: Testing the performance of different types of loops, such as for loops, while loops, and do-while loops.
3. **Array operations**: Testing the performance of array-related methods, such as indexing, slicing, and sorting.
4. **Object-oriented programming**: Testing the performance of object creation, property access, and method calls.

These alternatives can provide a more comprehensive view of JavaScript performance and help identify bottlenecks in specific areas of code.

Related benchmarks:

collision (version: 0)

Comparing performance of: simplified vs conditions

Created: 8 years ago by: Guest

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simplified

conditions

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):