Benchmark: lodash vs es6 test

HTML Preparation code:

<script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/lodash.js/4.17.11/lodash.core.js"></script>

Script Preparation code:

var number1 = 5
var number2 = 3

Tests:

_.gt
_.gt(number1, number2)
>
number1 > number2

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
_.gt
>

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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

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I'll break down the explanation into manageable parts.

**Benchmark Definition and Script Preparation Code**

The benchmark is set up to compare the performance of two approaches: using Lodash (a popular JavaScript utility library) and native JavaScript syntax.

The `Script Preparation Code` section includes the following lines:
```javascript
var number1 = 5;
var number2 = 3;
```
This sets up two variables, `number1` and `number2`, with values of 5 and 3, respectively. These variables are used as input for the benchmark tests.

**Html Preparation Code**

The `Html Preparation Code` section includes a script tag that loads Lodash version 4.17.11:
```html
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/lodash.js/4.17.11/lodash.core.js"></script>
```
This line loads the Lodash library, which provides various utility functions for tasks like array manipulation, string processing, and more.

**Individual Test Cases**

There are two test cases:

1. `_.gt(number1, number2)`: This test case uses the `_.gt` function from Lodash to compare the values of `number1` and `number2`. The `_` symbol is a common convention in Lodash for referring to the root object of the library.
2. `number1 > number2`: This test case uses native JavaScript syntax to compare the values of `number1` and `number2`.

**Pros and Cons**

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

* **Lodash (`_.gt`)**: Pros:
	+ Provides a robust and tested library for utility functions.
	+ Can simplify code by providing a single, convenient function for common operations.
* Cons:
	+ Adds an external dependency (the Lodash library) to the benchmark.
	+ May introduce additional overhead due to the need to load and initialize the library.
* **Native JavaScript syntax (`number1 > number2`)**: Pros:
	+ Does not add any external dependencies.
	+ Is a lightweight, built-in operation that does not require any special setup or initialization.
* Cons:
	+ May be slower than using Lodash due to the overhead of executing native code.

**Library: Lodash**

Lodash is a popular JavaScript utility library that provides a wide range of functions for tasks like array manipulation, string processing, and more. The `_` symbol is used to refer to the root object of the library, which contains most of its functionality.

**Special JS Feature/Syntax: None mentioned**

There are no special JavaScript features or syntax elements being tested in this benchmark.

**Other Alternatives**

If you're interested in exploring alternative libraries for utility functions, some popular options include:

* Ramda
* John McCutcheon's `ramdajs`
* TypeScript's built-in utilities (for TypeScript-specific use cases)

Keep in mind that the choice of library often depends on the specific requirements and constraints of your project.

For this benchmark specifically, using Lodash provides a convenient and tested solution for common utility functions. However, if you're interested in exploring native JavaScript syntax or other libraries, there are many alternatives available.

Latest run results:

Run details: (Test run date: 4 months ago)

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_7) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/125.0.0.0 Safari/537.36

Browser/OS: Chrome 125 on Mac OS X 10.15.7

View result in a separate tab

Test name	Executions per second
_.gt	0.0 Ops/sec
>	10406190.0 Ops/sec

Related benchmarks:

lodash vs es6 test (version: 0)

Comparing performance of: _.gt vs >

Created: 4 months ago by: Guest

Jump to the latest result

_.gt

>

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Experimental features:

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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