Benchmark: Vanilla JS VS JQuery DOM perfomance - UPDATE

HTML Preparation code:

<script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<div id="nhngodo">Hi! NHNgodo!</div>

Tests:

Vanilla JS
document.getElementById("nhngodo").innerText = "Hi! NHNgodo!";
Jquery
$("#nhngodo").text("Hi! NHNgodo!");

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
Vanilla JS
Jquery

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Latest run results:

Run details: (Test run date: one year ago)

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/126.0.0.0 Safari/537.36

Browser/OS: Chrome 126 on Windows

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Test name	Executions per second
Vanilla JS	1695596.0 Ops/sec
Jquery	734759.1 Ops/sec

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

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Let's break down the provided benchmark and explain what's being tested, compared, and considered.

**Benchmark Overview**

The benchmark is designed to compare the performance of Vanilla JavaScript and jQuery DOM manipulation in setting the text content of an HTML element.

**Script Preparation Code**

Since there's no Script Preparation Code provided, we'll assume that it's not a factor in this benchmark. In general, script preparation code refers to any additional setup or initialization that might affect the test results, such as loading external libraries or initializing global variables.

**HTML Preparation Code**

The HTML Preparation Code includes a jQuery library reference and an HTML element (`<div id="nhngodo">`) that will be used for testing. The presence of jQuery suggests that we're comparing Vanilla JavaScript with a popular JavaScript library for DOM manipulation.

**Individual Test Cases**

There are two test cases:

1. **Vanilla JS**: `document.getElementById("nhngodo").innerText = "Hi! NHNgodo!"`;
2. **jQuery**: `$("#nhngodo").text("Hi! NHNgodo!");`

These test cases are identical in that they attempt to set the text content of the same HTML element using either Vanilla JavaScript or jQuery.

**Comparison**

The comparison here is between:

1. Vanilla JavaScript (using `document.getElementById` and `innerText`)
2. jQuery (using `$` and `.text()`)

**Pros and Cons**

* **Vanilla JavaScript**: Pros:
	+ Lightweight, as it doesn't require an additional library.
	+ Can be more intuitive for some developers who prefer a simpler syntax.
Cons:
	+ May not be as efficient or robust as jQuery for DOM manipulation tasks.
* **jQuery**: Pros:
	+ Provides a more convenient and often more efficient way to manipulate the DOM in many cases.
	+ Offers a large community of developers who contribute to its ecosystem.
Cons:
	+ Adds an extra library that can increase bundle size and download time.
	+ Can be overkill for smaller projects or simple tasks.

**Library: jQuery**

jQuery is a popular JavaScript library that simplifies DOM manipulation, event handling, and other tasks. Its `$` symbol provides a convenient way to select elements and access their properties, making it easy to set text content using `.text()`.

**Special JS Feature/Syntax**

There's no special JavaScript feature or syntax being tested here, as both test cases use standard JavaScript methods for setting text content.

**Other Alternatives**

For DOM manipulation tasks, other alternatives to jQuery include:

1. **Vanilla JavaScript libraries**: Such as React, Angular, or Vue.js, which provide their own way of interacting with the DOM.
2. **Other DOM manipulation libraries**: Like Zepto, Lodash, or Ramda, which offer various utility functions for working with the DOM.
3. **Native browser APIs**: Some browsers provide native APIs for DOM manipulation, such as Webpack's `import` statement and `render()` method.

Keep in mind that each of these alternatives has its own strengths, weaknesses, and learning curve, so it's essential to choose the one that best fits your project's needs.

Related benchmarks:

Vanilla JS VS JQuery DOM perfomance - UPDATE (version: 0)

Vanilla JS VS JQuery DOM perfomance

Comparing performance of: Vanilla JS vs Jquery

Created: one year ago by: Guest

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Vanilla JS

Jquery

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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