Run results for: comparing string vs numbers vs bits

Test name	Executions per second
✓ Values as binary	20,424,056 Ops/sec
Values as numbers	15,764,821 Ops/sec
Values as strings	381,210 Ops/sec

Values as strings

const random = {
   reconnect: "reconnect",
   activate: "activate",
   translate: "translate",
   document: "document",
   analyze: "analyze",
   transform: "transform",
   calculate: "calculate",
   develop: "develop",
   optimize: "optimize",
   integrate: "integrate",
   visualize: "visualize",
   compile: "compile",
   maintain: "maintain",
   generate: "generate",
   collaborate: "collaborate",
   synchronize: "synchronize",
   evaluate: "evaluate",
   innovate: "innovate",
   communicate: "communicate",
   implement: "implement"
};

function lookForRandom(key) {
   for(let k in random) {
      if (k === key) {
        console.log(1);
      }
   }
}

lookForRandom("implement");

Values as numbers

const random = {
   reconnect: 1,
   activate: 2,
   translate: 3,
   document: 4,
   analyze: 5,
   transform: 6,
   calculate: 7,
   develop: 8,
   optimize: 9,
   integrate: 10,
   visualize: 11,
   compile: 12,
   maintain: 13,
   generate: 14,
   collaborate: 15,
   synchronize: 16,
   evaluate: 17,
   innovate: 18,
   communicate: 19,
   implement: 20
};

function lookForRandom(key) {
   for(let k in random) {
      if (k === key) {
        console.log(1);
      }
   }
}

lookForRandom(20);

Values as binary

const random = {
   reconnect: 1<<1,
   activate: 1<<2,
   translate: 1<<3,
   document: 1<<4,
   analyze: 1<<5,
   transform: 1<<6,
   calculate: 1<<7,
   develop: 1<<8,
   optimize: 1<<9,
   integrate: 10<<1,
   visualize: 11<<2,
   compile: 12<<3,
   maintain: 13<<4,
   generate: 14<<5,
   collaborate: 15<<6,
   synchronize: 16<<7,
   evaluate: 17<<8,
   innovate: 18<<9,
   communicate: 19<<10,
   implement: 20<<11
};

function lookForRandom(key) {
   for(let k in random) {
      if (k === key) {
        console.log(1);
      }
   }
}

lookForRandom(random.implement);