Benchmark: for vs foreach vs for..of vs for..of over entries (const)

Script Preparation code:

var array = Array.from({length: 100});
var t;

Tests:

for
for (let i = 0; i < array.length; i++) { t = array[i]; }
foreach
array.forEach(function(v, i) { t = v; });
for..of
for (const v of array) { t = v; }
for..of over entries
for (const [i, v] of array.entries()) { t = v; }

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
for
foreach
for..of
for..of over entries

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Autogenerated LLM Sumamry (model llama3.2:3b, generated 3 days ago):

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Let's break down the provided benchmark definition and test cases to understand what is being tested.

**What is being tested?**

The main goal of this benchmark is to compare the performance of four different loop constructs in JavaScript:

1. Traditional `for` loop
2. `forEach` method (a built-in array method)
3. `for...of` loop with a variable declaration
4. `for...of` loop with an iterator object and `.entries()` method

These loops will be used to iterate over the same array, accessing its elements.

**Options compared**

The four options being compared are:

1. Traditional `for` loop: A manual loop construct that uses a counter variable (`i`) to access array elements.
2. `forEach` method: A built-in method that executes a function once for each element in an array.
3. `for...of` loop with variable declaration: A newer loop construct that iterates over the elements of an array using a single statement.
4. `for...of` loop with iterator object and `.entries()` method: Another variant of the `for...of` loop, which uses an iterator object to access the array's elements.

**Pros and cons**

Here are some general pros and cons for each option:

1. Traditional `for` loop:
	* Pros: Fully controlled iteration, flexible conditional statements.
	* Cons: More verbose, error-prone (e.g., off-by-one errors).
2. `forEach` method:
	* Pros: Concise, easy to use, built-in.
	* Cons: Less control over iteration, can be slower due to function call overhead.
3. `for...of` loop with variable declaration:
	* Pros: Modern, concise, and efficient.
	* Cons: Limited control over iteration (no conditional statements).
4. `for...of` loop with iterator object and `.entries()` method:
	* Pros: Offers more flexibility than the simple `for...of` loop, still concise.
	* Cons: Requires additional setup (iterator object creation).

**Library usage**

In this benchmark, none of the libraries are explicitly mentioned. However, it's worth noting that some modern browsers may use internal implementations of these loop constructs that might have performance differences.

**Special JavaScript features or syntax**

None of the test cases explicitly use special JavaScript features like async/await, arrow functions, or classes.

**Other alternatives**

For similar benchmarking purposes, other options could be considered:

1. `while` loop
2. `do...while` loop
3. Array destructuring (e.g., `const [i, v] = array`)
4. Other modern loop constructs like `let i = 0; while(i < array.length) { ... }`

These alternatives might be worth exploring in a separate benchmark to compare their performance with the traditional loop constructs.

Overall, this benchmark aims to evaluate the performance of different loop constructs in JavaScript, providing insights into the efficiency and practicality of each option for common use cases.

Latest run results:

Run details: (Test run date: 9 months ago)

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/120.0.0.0 Safari/537.36

Browser/OS: Chrome 120 on Windows

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Test name	Executions per second
for	72006.3 Ops/sec
foreach	171216.4 Ops/sec
for..of	171911.9 Ops/sec
for..of over entries	159427.1 Ops/sec

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