Benchmark: check getting length of array

Script Preparation code:

var arr = [];

Tests:

strong comparison
if (arr.length === 0) { console.log(arr) }
non strong comparison
if (arr.length <= 0) { console.log(arr) }
length check
if (arr.length) { console.log(arr) }

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Previous results

Test case name	Result
strong comparison
non strong comparison
length check

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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/109.0.0.0 Safari/537.36

Browser/OS: Chrome 109 on Windows

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Test name	Executions per second
strong comparison	479442.1 Ops/sec
non strong comparison	465100.6 Ops/sec
length check	21442408.0 Ops/sec

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

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Let's break down the provided benchmark and explain what's being tested, compared, and considered.

**Benchmark Overview**

The benchmark is designed to test the performance of JavaScript engines in different scenarios when checking the length of an empty array. The benchmark consists of three individual test cases:

1. **Strong Comparison**: Checks if the array is strictly equal to 0 (i.e., `arr.length === 0`).
2. **Non-Strong Comparison**: Checks if the array length is less than or equal to 0 (i.e., `arr.length <= 0`).
3. **Length Check**: Checks if the array length is truthy (i.e., `arr.length`).

**Comparison Approaches**

The benchmark compares three different approaches:

1. **Strong Comparison (`arr.length === 0`)**: This approach checks for strict equality, which can be more expensive due to the potential need for a comparison operation.
2. **Non-Strong Comparison (`arr.length <= 0`)**: This approach uses a less expensive comparison operation and is generally faster but may not detect all cases where the array is empty.
3. **Length Check (`arr.length`)**: This approach simply checks if the expression evaluates to a truthy value, which can be more efficient than explicit comparisons.

**Pros and Cons of Each Approach**

* **Strong Comparison (===)**:
	+ Pros: More accurate in detecting empty arrays.
	+ Cons: Can be slower due to comparison operations.
* **Non-Strong Comparison (<=)**:
	+ Pros: Faster but may not detect all cases where the array is empty.
	+ Cons: May return incorrect results if the array contains falsy values.
* **Length Check ( truthy expression)**:
	+ Pros: Generally faster and more efficient.
	+ Cons: May not be as accurate in detecting empty arrays.

**Library and Special JS Features**

There are no libraries mentioned in the provided benchmark. However, it's worth noting that some JavaScript engines may optimize or implement special features like `Object.is()` for strict equality checks.

**Other Alternatives**

If you were to modify this benchmark, other alternatives could include:

* Using a more modern approach, such as checking if the array is an instance of `Array` and has a length property (`arr instanceof Array && arr.length === 0`).
* Testing with different types of arrays (e.g., `Uint8Array`, `Int32Array`) to see how they handle empty lengths.
* Adding additional test cases for edge cases, such as checking the length of an array after pushing or popping elements.

Keep in mind that benchmarking is often about measuring performance under specific conditions. Feel free to modify or extend this benchmark to suit your needs!

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check getting length of array (version: 0)

Comparing performance of: strong comparison vs non strong comparison vs length check

Created: one year ago by: Guest

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strong comparison

non strong comparison

length check

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Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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