Benchmark: ramda vs javascript (improved 10)

HTML Preparation code:

<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/ramda/0.27.0/ramda.min.js"></script>

Script Preparation code:



var propertyCell = {
    condition: {
        field: {
            comparator: "IS_TIMERANGE",
            end: [{
                value: 1
            }]
        }
    }
};

console.log(R.prop("value", { value: "test" }));

Tests:

ramda
const result = new Array(); for (var i = 0; i < 100000; i++) { const array = propertyCell?.condition?.field?.end || []; const propertyValueLast = array[array.length - 1]; const propertyValue = R.prop("value", propertyValueLast); result.push(propertyValue) }
regular javascript
const result = new Array(); for (var i = 0; i < 100000; i++) { const array = propertyCell?.condition?.field?.end || []; const propertyValueLast = array[array.length - 1]; const propertyValue = propertyValueLast.value result.push(propertyValue) }

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
ramda
regular javascript

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Latest run results:

Run details: (Test run date: 2 years ago)

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_7) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/122.0.0.0 Safari/537.36

Browser/OS: Chrome 122 on Mac OS X 10.15.7

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Test name	Executions per second
ramda	69.3 Ops/sec
regular javascript	242.9 Ops/sec

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

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I'd be happy to explain what's being tested in this benchmark.

**Benchmark Overview**

The benchmark is comparing the performance of two approaches: using a functional programming library called Ramda (also known as "regular JavaScript") and using plain vanilla JavaScript. The test case involves creating an array, accessing the last element of the array, and extracting a property value from that element.

**Ramda vs Plain Vanilla JavaScript**

The benchmark is testing which approach is faster:

1. **Ramda**: Ramda is a functional programming library for JavaScript that provides a set of higher-order functions to manipulate data. In this test case, it's used to extract the `value` property from an object using the `R.prop()` function.
2. **Plain Vanilla JavaScript**: This approach uses native JavaScript syntax to achieve the same result.

**Options Compared**

The two options being compared are:

1. Using a functional programming library like Ramda
2. Using plain vanilla JavaScript

**Pros and Cons of Each Approach**

* **Ramda**:
	+ Pros:
		- Provides a more concise and expressive way of manipulating data using higher-order functions.
		- Can lead to more readable and maintainable code.
	+ Cons:
		- Requires an additional library, which can introduce dependencies.
		- May be slower due to the overhead of the library's operations.
* **Plain Vanilla JavaScript**:
	+ Pros:
		- No additional library is required.
		- Native JavaScript operations are often faster and more efficient.
	+ Cons:
		- Can lead to more verbose code with less expressive syntax.
		- May be harder to maintain due to the need for more manual control.

**Library: Ramda**

Ramda is a popular functional programming library for JavaScript that provides a set of higher-order functions for manipulating data. Its primary purpose is to provide a concise and expressive way of working with data, making it easier to write readable and maintainable code. In this benchmark, Ramda's `R.prop()` function is used to extract the `value` property from an object.

**Special JS Feature or Syntax**

There are no special JavaScript features or syntax used in this benchmark beyond what's required for the test case. However, it's worth noting that functional programming libraries like Ramda rely on concepts like immutability and higher-order functions, which may be unfamiliar to developers without experience with functional programming.

**Other Alternatives**

If you're interested in exploring alternative approaches or optimizing the performance of your code, here are some options:

1. **Lodash**: Another popular JavaScript library that provides a set of utility functions for working with data.
2. **Underscore.js**: A functional programming library for JavaScript that provides a set of higher-order functions for manipulating data.
3. **Native JavaScript optimizations**: Depending on the specific use case, you may be able to optimize native JavaScript code using techniques like caching, memoization, or using `Array.prototype.reduce()` instead of a loop.

Keep in mind that these alternatives will depend on your specific requirements and constraints.

Related benchmarks:

ramda vs javascript (improved 10) (version: 0)

Comparing performance of: ramda vs regular javascript

Created: 2 years ago by: Guest

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ramda

regular javascript

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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