Benchmark: Array copy - MeasureThat.net

Script Preparation code:

var arr = []
for (let i = 0; i < 100_000; i++) arr.push(Math.random())

Tests:

Slice
const copy = arr.slice()
Spread
const copy = [...arr]
From
const copy = Array.from(arr)

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
Slice
Spread
From

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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

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Let's break down what's being tested in the provided benchmark.

The main objective of this benchmark is to measure the performance difference between three ways to create a copy of an array in JavaScript:

1. `arr.slice()`
2. `[...arr]` (spread syntax)
3. `Array.from(arr)`

These approaches are compared to determine which one is the most efficient and fastest.

**Approach 1: `slice()`**

The `slice()` method returns a shallow copy of a portion of an array. It's a built-in JavaScript method that creates a new array object with a subset of elements from the original array.

Pros:

* Wide support across browsers and versions
* Simple and easy to read

Cons:

* Returns a shallow copy, which means it only copies the top-level properties of the array. If the original array contains nested objects or arrays, those will be copied as references, not as deep copies.
* Can be slower than other approaches for very large arrays due to its overhead.

**Approach 2: Spread syntax `[...arr]`**

The spread syntax is a feature introduced in ECMAScript 2015 (ES6). It allows you to create a new array by spreading the elements of an existing array.

Pros:

* Fast and efficient, as it only requires a shallow copy of the array
* Wide support across modern browsers and Node.js versions

Cons:

* Only works with arrays; cannot be used with other types of collections (e.g., objects)
* May require additional imports or polyfills for older browsers or environments.

**Approach 3: `Array.from(arr)`**

`Array.from()` is another method introduced in ECMAScript 2015 (ES6) that creates a new array from an iterable (such as an array, object, or string).

Pros:

* Fast and efficient, as it only requires a shallow copy of the array
* Can be used with other types of collections beyond arrays

Cons:

* May require additional imports or polyfills for older browsers or environments.

**Library/Language Features**

None of the benchmark uses any external libraries. However, it does use some modern JavaScript features, such as:

* Arrow functions (`=>`)
* Template literals (`\r\n`)

These features are widely supported in modern browsers and Node.js versions.

**Special JS Feature/Syntax**

The benchmark uses ES6 spread syntax (`[...arr]`) and `Array.from(arr)` methods. These features were introduced in ECMAScript 2015 (ES6) and require a modern JavaScript engine or environment to execute.

Other Alternatives

If you're interested in exploring alternative approaches for creating array copies, here are a few more options:

* Using the `concat()` method: `arr.concat()`
* Using the `Array.prototype.slice.call(arr)` method: `Array.prototype.slice.call(arr)`
* Using the `Buffer` API (for arrays of binary data): `new Buffer(arr)`

Keep in mind that these alternatives may have different performance characteristics, syntax requirements, or compatibility with older browsers and environments.

Latest run results:

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

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/108.0.0.0 Safari/537.36

Browser/OS: Chrome 108 on Windows

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Test name	Executions per second
Slice	2110.3 Ops/sec
Spread	2082.8 Ops/sec
From	2073.4 Ops/sec

Related benchmarks:

Array copy (version: 0)

Comparing performance of: Slice vs Spread vs From

Created: 3 years ago by: Guest

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Slice

Spread

From

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Experimental features:

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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