Benchmark: Moment format vs new Date().toLocaleDateString()

HTML Preparation code:

<script src="https://cdn.rawgit.com/moment/moment/2.7.0/moment.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.rawgit.com/moment/moment-timezone/0.2.2/builds/moment-timezone-with-data.js"></script></script>

Script Preparation code:

var dateObject = new Date('2016-11-03T12:00:00Z');
var timezone = 'Australia/Perth';
var format = 'YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss';

Tests:

Moment
var dateString = moment().format();
Offset
var newDateObject = new Date().toLocaleDateString();

Historical Performance Data aggregated from 7 community runs

Desktop Results:

Chrome 7 runs

Offset

516K/s

Moment

447K/s

Fastest: Offset (1.2x faster)

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✓ Offset: 516,255 ops/sec
• Moment: 446,594 ops/sec

Results show median performance across all community submissions. Run this benchmark yourself to verify on your device.

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
Moment
Offset

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Latest run results:

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

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Browser/OS: Firefox 138 on Windows

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Offset

1.4M/s

Moment

891K/s

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Test name	Executions per second
✓ Offset	1,396,293 Ops/sec
Moment	891,086 Ops/sec

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

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I'll break down the provided benchmark definition and test cases to explain what's being tested, compared, and considered.

**Benchmark Definition**

The benchmark compares two approaches for formatting dates:

1. `moment().format()`: This uses the Moment.js library to format the current date.
2. `new Date().toLocaleDateString()`: This uses the built-in JavaScript `Date` object and its `toLocaleDateString()` method to format the current date.

**Options Compared**

The benchmark compares two options:

* **Moment.js**: A popular JavaScript library for working with dates and times.
* **Built-in JavaScript `Date` object**: The native JavaScript API for working with dates and times.

**Pros and Cons of Each Approach**

* **Moment.js**:
	+ Pros:
		- More powerful and flexible than the built-in `Date` object.
		- Offers a wide range of formatting options.
		- Supports internationalization and timezones out of the box.
	+ Cons:
		- Additional library dependency required.
		- May have a larger performance overhead due to the extra function call.
* **Built-in JavaScript `Date` object**:
	+ Pros:
		- No additional library dependency required.
		- Typically faster and more lightweight than Moment.js.
	+ Cons:
		- Limited formatting options compared to Moment.js.
		- May not support internationalization and timezones as seamlessly.

**Library: Moment.js**

Moment.js is a popular JavaScript library for working with dates and times. It provides a wide range of features, including:

* Formatting: Supports over 40 different formats, including full date strings, ISO format, and more.
* Internationalization: Supports over 30 languages and regions out of the box.
* Timezones: Supports timezones using the IANA timezone database.

Moment.js is widely used in web development for tasks such as formatting dates, calculating time differences, and handling timezones.

**Special JS Feature or Syntax**

There are no special JavaScript features or syntax being tested in this benchmark. The focus is on comparing two different approaches to date formatting: Moment.js and the built-in `Date` object.

**Other Alternatives**

If you're looking for alternative libraries to Moment.js, some popular options include:

* Luxon: A modern JavaScript library for working with dates and times.
* DayPilot: A powerful JavaScript library for building date-based UI components.
* jsdate: A lightweight JavaScript library for working with dates.

Keep in mind that the choice of library often depends on the specific use case, performance requirements, and personal preference.

Moment format vs new Date().toLocaleDateString() (version: 0)

Comparing performance of: `Moment vs Offset`

Created: 7 years ago by: Guest

Go to the latest result

Moment

Offset

Historical Performance Data aggregated from 7 community runs

Desktop Results:

Chrome 7 runs

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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

Moment format vs new Date().toLocaleDateString() (version: 0)

Comparing performance of: Moment vs Offset

Created: 7 years ago by: Guest

Go to the latest result

Moment

Offset

Historical Performance Data aggregated from 7 community runs

Desktop Results:

Chrome 7 runs

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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