Benchmark: [2024] Lodash .sumBy vs. Reduce with / 1000

HTML Preparation code:


<script src='https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/lodash.js/4.17.21/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:

_.sumBy with /1000
_.sumBy(arr,"value") / 1000;
reduce with /1000
arr.reduce((prev, next) => { const total = next || 0; return prev + total / 1000; }, 0);

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Test case name	Result
_.sumBy with /1000
reduce with /1000

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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

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_.sumBy with /1000

1K/s

reduce with /1000

201/s

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Test name	Executions per second
✓ _.sumBy with /1000	1,269 Ops/sec
reduce with /1000	201 Ops/sec

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

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**Overview**

The provided JSON represents a benchmark test case on MeasureThat.net, where users can compare the performance of two approaches: Lodash's `sumBy` function and the built-in `reduce` method in JavaScript. The test measures how long it takes to sum up the values in an array using these two methods.

**Script Preparation Code**

The script preparation code generates a random array of 100,000 objects, each with a randomly generated value between 0 and 100. This creates a large dataset for the benchmark.
```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) });
}
```
**Html Preparation Code**

The HTML preparation code includes a script tag that loads the Lodash library, version 4.17.21, which provides the `sumBy` function.
```html
<script src='https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/lodash.js/4.17.21/lodash.min.js'></script>
```
**Test Cases**

There are two individual test cases:

1. **_.sumBy with /1000**: This test case uses Lodash's `sumBy` function to sum up the values in the array, and then divides the result by 1000.
```javascript
Benchmark Definition: _.sumBy(arr, "value") / 1000;
```
2. **reduce with /1000**: This test case uses the built-in `reduce` method in JavaScript to sum up the values in the array, and then divides the result by 1000.
```javascript
Benchmark Definition: arr.reduce((prev, next) => {
  const total = next || 0;
  return prev + total / 1000;
}, 0);
```
**Pros and Cons of Each Approach**

Here's a brief analysis of each approach:

1. **_.sumBy with Lodash**: This method is likely to be faster because it's implemented in C++ by the Lodash team, which provides a significant performance advantage over a JavaScript implementation.
	* Pros: Highly optimized, reliable, and well-tested.
	* Cons: Requires an additional library (Lodash), may not work as expected if Lodash is not included in the environment.
2. **reduce with built-in JavaScript**: This method is implemented in C++ by the V8 JavaScript engine and is highly optimized for performance.
	* Pros: No additional libraries are required, works well out-of-the-box.
	* Cons: May not be as reliable or consistent due to the complexity of the JavaScript engine.

**Library: Lodash**

Lodash is a popular utility library for JavaScript that provides a wide range of functions, including `sumBy`. The `sumBy` function takes two arguments: an array and a property path (in this case, "value"). It sums up the values in the array based on the specified property path.

**Special JS Feature/Syntax**

None mentioned in the provided code snippet.

**Other Alternatives**

If you need to sum up values in an array, you can also consider using other libraries or built-in methods:

1. **Array.prototype.reduce()**: This method is a part of the JavaScript standard library and provides similar functionality to the `reduce` method used in the benchmark.
2. **lodash.sum()**: If you don't need the `sumBy` function specifically, you can use the `sum()` function provided by Lodash instead.
3. **Manual iteration**: You can also write a simple loop to sum up values in an array using manual iteration.

Keep in mind that the performance difference between these alternatives may be negligible unless you're dealing with very large datasets or performance-critical code.

[2024] Lodash .sumBy vs. Reduce with / 1000 (version: 0)

Comparing performance of: `_.sumBy with /1000 vs reduce with /1000`

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_.sumBy with /1000

reduce with /1000

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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

[2024] Lodash .sumBy vs. Reduce with / 1000 (version: 0)

Comparing performance of: _.sumBy with /1000 vs reduce with /1000

Created: 2 years ago by: Guest

Go to the latest result

_.sumBy with /1000

reduce with /1000

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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

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