Benchmark: jQuery v Vanilla

HTML Preparation code:


<script src='https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.js'></script>
<div id='MyEl'></div>

Tests:

jQuery
const getEl = () => $('#MyEl') getEl();
Vanilla
const getEl = () => document.getElementById('MyEl') getEl();

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

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Test case name	Result
jQuery
Vanilla

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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**Benchmark Definition**

The benchmark definition specifies two approaches:

1. **Vanilla**: This approach uses native JavaScript (without any libraries) to retrieve an HTML element using `document.getElementById`.
2. **jQuery**: This approach uses jQuery library to retrieve the same HTML element using `$('#MyEl')`.

**Options Compared**

The two options are compared in terms of performance, specifically:

* Time taken to execute each benchmark
* Number of executions per second

**Pros and Cons**

### Vanilla

Pros:

* Native JavaScript execution is often faster than executing a library or framework.
* Less memory usage since no additional libraries need to be loaded.

Cons:

* Requires manual DOM manipulation using `document.getElementById`, which can lead to slower performance if not optimized.
* May require more code and maintenance due to the absence of a library.

### jQuery

Pros:

* Provides a simple and efficient way to manipulate the DOM using jQuery's selector syntax.
* Reduces memory usage since no additional native JavaScript execution is required.
* Often used in web development projects, so developers might be familiar with its API.

Cons:

* Adds an extra HTTP request for the library, which can increase latency.
* May introduce overhead due to the library's abstraction layer.

**Library: jQuery**

jQuery is a popular JavaScript library that simplifies DOM manipulation and event handling. In this benchmark, it provides a convenient way to select elements using its `$` symbol, making code more concise and easier to write. However, as mentioned earlier, it adds an extra HTTP request and introduces overhead due to its abstraction layer.

**Special JS Feature or Syntax**

Neither of the two options uses any special JavaScript features or syntax that's not widely available. The benchmark focuses on comparing the performance of native JavaScript (Vanilla) versus jQuery, a popular library.

**Other Alternatives**

Other alternatives for DOM manipulation in web development include:

1. **React**: A popular front-end framework that encourages declarative programming and virtual DOM updates.
2. **Angular**: Another popular front-end framework that uses a component-based architecture and provides services for DOM manipulation.
3. **Vue.js**: A progressive front-end framework that offers a flexible and modular approach to building web applications.

Keep in mind that each of these alternatives has its own strengths, weaknesses, and performance characteristics, which might differ from the native JavaScript (Vanilla) and jQuery approaches used in this benchmark.

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jQuery

Vanilla

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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