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jQ vs vanilla
(version: 0)
Benchmark.js
Comparing performance of:
vanilla vs jquery
Created:
2 years ago
by:
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HTML Preparation code:
<div id=''></div> <script src='https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.js'></script>
Tests:
vanilla
parseInt(getComputedStyle(document.body).fontSize, 10);
jquery
parseInt($('body').css('font-size'), 10);
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Suite status:
<idle, ready to run>
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Result
vanilla
jquery
Fastest:
N/A
Slowest:
N/A
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(Test run date:
2 years ago
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User agent:
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:109.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/115.0
Browser/OS:
Firefox 115 on Windows
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vanilla
693K/s
jquery
238K/s
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Executions per second
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vanilla
692,569 Ops/sec
jquery
238,405 Ops/sec
Autogenerated LLM Summary
(model
llama3.2:3b
, generated one year ago):
Let's break down the provided JSON data and explain what's being tested, compared, and analyzed. **Benchmark Definition** The benchmark is defined by two test cases: "vanilla" and "jquery". These are microbenchmarks that compare the performance of JavaScript code using native syntax (vanilla) versus jQuery, a popular JavaScript library for DOM manipulation. **What's being compared?** In this specific benchmark, we have two test cases: 1. **Vanilla**: The first test case uses the native `parseInt()` function to extract the font size from the `fontSize` CSS property of the `<body>` element. This is done without any additional libraries or functions. 2. **jQuery**: The second test case uses jQuery's `css()` method to retrieve the font size value from the same CSS property. **Options compared** The two options being compared are: * Native JavaScript (`vanilla`): Uses native `parseInt()` function to extract font size. * jQuery: Uses jQuery's `css()` method to retrieve font size, which may involve additional overhead due to library initialization and parsing. **Pros and Cons of each approach:** **Native JavaScript (Vanilla)** Pros: * No additional library dependencies or overhead. * Typically faster execution times since it doesn't require the overhead of loading a library. * Native syntax is generally easier to optimize for performance. Cons: * Requires manual handling of CSS properties, which can be error-prone and cumbersome. * May not work across all browsers or versions. **jQuery** Pros: * Convenient and easy-to-use API for DOM manipulation and CSS-related tasks. * Works across most modern browsers with minimal modifications. Cons: * Introduces additional library overhead and dependencies. * May incur performance overhead due to parsing, initialization, and other complexities. **Library (jQuery)** In this benchmark, jQuery is used as a library to simplify the task of retrieving font size values from CSS properties. The `css()` method is a convenient way to access styles, but it may introduce additional overhead compared to native syntax. **Special JS feature or syntax: None mentioned** No special JavaScript features or syntax are being tested in this benchmark. **Other alternatives** If you wanted to run alternative tests, you could consider the following: * Using other libraries like React or Angular for DOM manipulation. * Implementing custom solutions using native JavaScript and/or Web APIs (e.g., `window.getComputedStyle()`). * Comparing performance with different CSS property extraction methods (e.g., using a utility library). Keep in mind that each of these alternatives would require separate benchmark definitions and setup, as they introduce new variables and potential performance differences. Overall, this benchmark provides a straightforward comparison between native JavaScript and jQuery for a specific task: retrieving font size values from CSS properties.
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