Benchmark: Lodash concat VS concat native 2

HTML Preparation code:

<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/lodash@4.17.15/lodash.min.js"></script>

Script Preparation code:

 var data = new Array(100);
 var data2 = new Array(100);

  for (var i = 0; i < data.length; ++i) {
    data[i] = [Math.random(), Math.random()];
    data2[i] = [Math.random(), Math.random()];
  }

Tests:

Lodash concat
let result = _.concat(data,data2)
native concat
let result = data.concat(data2)

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**Benchmark Overview**

The test measures the performance difference between using Lodash's `concat` function versus the native JavaScript `concat` method. The benchmarks create two arrays, `data` and `data2`, with 100 random elements each, and then concatenate them using both methods. The goal is to determine which approach is faster.

**Options Compared**

The benchmark compares two options:

1. **Lodash `concat`**: This uses the Lodash library's `concat` function to concatenate the arrays.
2. **Native JavaScript `concat`**: This uses the built-in JavaScript `concat` method to concatenate the arrays.

**Pros and Cons of Each Approach**

**Lodash `concat`:**

Pros:

* Easier to read and write, as it's a well-known function with clear intent.
* Can be more efficient in certain cases (e.g., when concatenating large arrays), since Lodash may use optimized internal algorithms.

Cons:

* Adds an external dependency (the Lodash library) that might not be present or up-to-date on all systems.
* May incur overhead due to the function call and potential caching mechanisms used by the library.

**Native JavaScript `concat`:**

Pros:

* No external dependencies, making it more portable and reliable.
* Optimized for performance, as it's implemented in native code.

Cons:

* Less readable, as it's a more implicit operation (concatenating arrays using the `+` operator or the `Array.prototype.concat()` method).
* May not be as efficient as Lodash's implementation in certain cases.

**Library: Lodash**

Lodash is a popular JavaScript utility library that provides a wide range of functions for tasks like array manipulation, string manipulation, and more. In this case, the `concat` function is used to concatenate arrays. The library can be beneficial when working with complex data structures or when performance-critical code needs optimization.

**Special JS Feature/Syntax**

This benchmark doesn't use any special JavaScript features or syntax, such as async/await, Promises, or modern ES6+ features like classes or destructuring.

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