Benchmark: _.map vs array.map for UInt8Array - part 2

HTML Preparation code:

<script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/lodash.js/4.17.15/lodash.core.js"></script>

Script Preparation code:

var cs = 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789';
var values = new Uint8Array(32);
window.crypto.getRandomValues(values);

Tests:

_.map
_.map(values, v => cs[v % cs.length]).join('');
array.map
Array.from(values).map(v => cs[v % cs.length]).join('')

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
_.map
array.map

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Latest run results:

Run details: (Test run date: 3 years ago)

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/88.0.4324.150 Safari/537.36

Browser/OS: Chrome 88 on Linux

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Test name	Executions per second
_.map	111868.6 Ops/sec
array.map	100557.6 Ops/sec

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

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Let's break down the provided JSON and explain what's being tested.

**Benchmark Definition**

The benchmark measures the performance of two approaches to iterate over an array: `_map` from the Lodash library and `array.map`. The test is designed to compare these two methods for iterating over a `Uint8Array` (an array of unsigned 8-bit integers).

**Options Compared**

1. **Lodash's `_map`**: This function applies a given function to each element of an array, returning a new array with the transformed values.
2. **Plain `array.map`**: This is a built-in JavaScript method that applies a given function to each element of an array, returning a new array with the transformed values.

**Pros and Cons**

1. **Lodash's `_map`**:
	* Pros: Often more efficient than plain `array.map`, especially for large arrays, as it avoids creating a temporary array and uses optimized implementations under the hood.
	* Cons: May have additional overhead due to the function creation process and potential dependencies on external libraries (in this case, Lodash).
2. **Plain `array.map`**:
	* Pros: Lightweight, easy to understand, and always available in modern browsers without any external dependencies.
	* Cons: Can be slower for large arrays due to the temporary array creation step.

**Library Used**

The benchmark uses the Lodash library, specifically its `_map` function. Lodash is a popular utility library that provides various functional programming helpers, including `_.map`. The use of Lodash's `_map` allows the test to compare its performance with the built-in `array.map` method.

**Other Considerations**

* Both approaches are suitable for smaller arrays, but as the array size increases, Lodash's `_map` may be more efficient.
* The benchmark measures the number of executions per second, which is a common metric for measuring performance.
* To get accurate results, it's essential to ensure that all browsers and environments use the same version of JavaScript and Lodash (if applicable).

**Alternatives**

If you prefer not to use a library like Lodash or want to explore alternative approaches, you could consider:

1. Using `forEach` instead of `_map` or `array.map`.
2. Implementing your own custom iterator using `for...of` loops.
3. Utilizing Web Workers for parallel processing.

However, keep in mind that these alternatives might not be as efficient or straightforward to implement as the tested methods.

Related benchmarks:

_.map vs array.map for UInt8Array - part 2 (version: 0)

Comparing performance of: _.map vs array.map

Created: 3 years ago by: Guest

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_.map

array.map

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Experimental features:

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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