Benchmark: junk stuff - MeasureThat.net

Script Preparation code:

var MyStaticClass = (function() {
        function MyStaticClass() {}
        MyStaticClass.thing = function() {
            if (this.prop1 === "hi") {
                this.prop2++;
                this.prop3--;
                this.prop1 = "no";
            } else {
                this.prop1 = "hi";
            }
        };
        MyStaticClass.prop1 = "hi";
        MyStaticClass.prop2 = 0;
        MyStaticClass.prop3 = 0;
        return MyStaticClass;
    }()),
    MyStaticThing = (function() {
        var prop1 = "hi",
            prop2 = 0,
            prop3 = 0;
        return {
            thing: function() {
                if (prop1 === "hi") {
                    prop2++;
                    prop3--;
                    prop1 = "no";
                } else {
                    prop1 = "hi";
                }
            }
        };
    })();

Tests:

static class
MyStaticClass.thing();
static thing
MyStaticThing.thing();

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
static class
static thing

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Latest run results:

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

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/95.0.4638.69 Safari/537.36

Browser/OS: Chrome 95 on Windows

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Test name	Executions per second
static class	9997298.0 Ops/sec
static thing	9632832.0 Ops/sec

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

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Let's dive into the world of JavaScript microbenchmarks!

**Benchmark Definition JSON**

The provided JSON represents a benchmark definition, which is a set of instructions for creating and running a JavaScript microbenchmark. The benchmark definition consists of two parts:

1. **Script Preparation Code**: This section contains the code that initializes the variables and functions to be tested. In this case, it defines two classes: `MyStaticClass` and `MyStaticThing`. Both classes have a method called `thing()`, which increments or decrements certain properties (`prop2` and `prop3`) based on their values.
2. **Html Preparation Code**: This section is empty, indicating that no HTML code is needed for the benchmark.

**Individual Test Cases**

The JSON also contains two individual test cases:

1. **Static Class**: The first test case uses the method `MyStaticClass.thing()` and measures its execution time.
2. **Static Thing**: The second test case uses the method `MyStaticThing.thing()` and measures its execution time.

**Options Compared**

In this benchmark, two approaches are compared:

1. **Instance-based approach (MyStaticClass)**: This approach creates a new instance of the class for each execution.
2. **Static approach (MyStaticThing)**: This approach uses a static method that can be called without creating an instance of the class.

**Pros and Cons**

Here's a brief analysis of the pros and cons of each approach:

1. **Instance-based approach (MyStaticClass)**
	* Pros:
		+ Can simulate real-world usage, where instances are created for each execution.
		+ May better represent scenarios where instances need to be created and destroyed frequently.
	* Cons:
		+ Can lead to slower performance due to the overhead of creating new instances.
2. **Static approach (MyStaticThing)**
	* Pros:
		+ Can be faster, as it doesn't require creating new instances for each execution.
		+ May provide more accurate results for scenarios where instances are created only once.
	* Cons:
		+ May not accurately represent real-world usage, where instances need to be created and destroyed frequently.

**Library Usage**

There is no explicit library usage in this benchmark. However, it's worth noting that some JavaScript engines may have built-in optimizations or features that could affect the performance of these benchmarks.

**Special JS Features or Syntax**

There are no special JavaScript features or syntax used in this benchmark. The code only uses standard JavaScript language features, such as classes, methods, and properties.

**Other Alternatives**

If you're interested in exploring alternative approaches or variations on this benchmark, here are a few ideas:

1. **Use a different class structure**: Try using different class structures, such as constructors instead of static methods, to see how it affects performance.
2. **Add more test cases**: Add additional test cases that simulate different scenarios, such as testing the performance of instance-based vs. static approaches in different contexts (e.g., with or without caching).
3. **Use a different benchmarking framework**: Explore other benchmarking frameworks, such as Benchmark.js or jsbench, to see how their APIs and features compare.

Feel free to ask if you have any further questions!

Related benchmarks:

junk stuff (version: 0)

Comparing performance of: static class vs static thing

Created: 3 years ago by: Registered User

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static class

static thing

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):