Benchmark: JQuery Speed Test

HTML Preparation code:

<script src='//code.jquery.com/jquery-1.12.4.min.js'></script>
<script>
  var $jq1124 = $.noConflict(true);
</script>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.2.4/jquery.min.js">
</script>
<script>
  var $jq224 = $.noConflict(true);
</script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
  var $jq331 = $.noConflict(true);
</script>
<div>
  <ul id="menu">
    <li class="menu-item">
    </li>
    <li class="menu-item">
    </li>
    <li class="menu-item">
    </li>
    <li class="menu-item">
    </li>
    
  </ul>
</div>

Script Preparation code:

function tests($) {
    $('#menu').css({
      'backgroud': 'red'
    });
    $('.menu-item').eq(2).hasClass('foo');
}

Tests:

$jq1124
tests($jq1124);
$jq224
tests($jq224);
$jq331
tests($jq331);

Historical Performance Data aggregated from 25 community runs

Desktop Results:

Chrome 25 runs

$jq224

364K/s

$jq1124

331K/s

$jq331

321K/s

Fastest: $jq224 (1.1x faster)

View exact numbers

✓ $jq224: 364,274 ops/sec
• $jq1124: 330,796 ops/sec
• $jq331: 320,644 ops/sec

Results show median performance across all community submissions. Run this benchmark yourself to verify on your device.

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
$jq1124
$jq224
$jq331

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Latest run results:

Run details: (Test run date: 6 months ago)

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10.15; rv:146.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/146.0

Browser/OS: Firefox 146 on Mac OS X 10.15

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$jq1124

913K/s

$jq224

403K/s

$jq331

335K/s

View exact numbers

Test name	Executions per second
✓ $jq1124	912,522 Ops/sec
$jq224	403,067 Ops/sec
$jq331	335,442 Ops/sec

Autogenerated LLM Summary (model llama3.1:latest, generated one year ago):

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Let's break down what's being tested and compared in this benchmark.

**Library Used:**
The test case uses jQuery, a popular JavaScript library for DOM manipulation, event handling, and animation. The library is used to perform various operations on the HTML elements within the document.

**Test Case Description:**
The benchmark tests the performance of three different versions of jQuery:

1. **$jq1124**: jQuery 1.12.4
2. **$jq224**: jQuery 2.2.4
3. **$jq331**: jQuery 3.3.1

Each test case uses the `tests()` function, which is defined in the Script Preparation Code, to perform two operations on the HTML elements:

1. Set the background color of an element with the ID "menu" to red.
2. Check if an element with class "menu-item" and index 2 has a CSS class named "foo".

**Test Options Compared:**
The benchmark compares the execution speed (Executions Per Second) of these three jQuery versions on the same set of operations.

**Pros/Cons of Different Approaches:**

* **Older versions ($jq1124, $jq224)**:
	+ Pros: More compatibility with older browsers and web pages.
	+ Cons: May be slower due to older codebase and fewer optimizations.
* **Newer version ($jq331)**:
	+ Pros: Better performance, more features, and improved optimization.
	+ Cons: Less compatible with older browsers and web pages.

**Considerations:**
When choosing a jQuery version for your project, consider the following:

* If you need to support older browsers (e.g., Internet Explorer 8), use an older version ($jq1124 or $jq224).
* For modern projects that require better performance and newer features, use the latest version ($jq331).

**Other Alternatives:**
If you're not using jQuery or want alternatives for DOM manipulation, consider:

1. **Native JavaScript**: Use the W3C DOM API for manipulating HTML elements.
2. **MooTools**: A lightweight alternative to jQuery with a similar API.
3. **Zepto.js**: A lightweight, jQuery-compatible library for modern browsers.

Now that we've explored the benchmark, you can make informed decisions about which jQuery version or alternative to use in your projects!

JQuery Speed Test (version: 0)

Comparing performance of: `$jq1124 vs $jq224 vs $jq331`

Created: 8 years ago by: Guest

Go to the latest result

$jq1124

$jq224

$jq331

Historical Performance Data aggregated from 25 community runs

Desktop Results:

Chrome 25 runs

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Autogenerated LLM Summary (model llama3.1:latest, generated one year ago):

JQuery Speed Test (version: 0)

Comparing performance of: $jq1124 vs $jq224 vs $jq331

Created: 8 years ago by: Guest

Go to the latest result

$jq1124

$jq224

$jq331

Historical Performance Data aggregated from 25 community runs

Desktop Results:

Chrome 25 runs

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Autogenerated LLM Summary (model llama3.1:latest, generated one year ago):

Related benchmarks

Comparing performance of: `$jq1124 vs $jq224 vs $jq331`