Benchmark: jquery compare - MeasureThat.net

HTML Preparation code:

<script src='https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.12.4/jquery.min.js'></script>
<script>
  var $jq1124 = $.noConflict(true);
</script>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.2.4/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
  var $jq224 = $.noConflict(true);
</script>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
  var $jq331 = $.noConflict(true);
</script>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
  var $jq341 = $.noConflict(true);
</script>
<div>
  <ul id="menu">
    <li class="menu-item">1</li>
    <li class="menu-item">2</li>
    <li class="menu-item">3</li>
    <li class="menu-item">4</li>  
  </ul>
</div>

Script Preparation code:

function tests($) {
    $(".menu-item").eq(2).closest("ul").css({
      "background-color": "red"
    }).parent().css({
      "border": "1px solid blue"
    }).append($("<p></p>").text("Text.").css({
      "background-color": "green"
    })).end().end().remove();
  console.log('tests' + $);
}

Tests:

$jq1124
tests($jq1124);
$jq224
tests($jq224);
$jq331
tests($jq331);
$jq341
tests($jq341);

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
$jq1124
$jq224
$jq331
$jq341

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Latest run results:

Run details: (Test run date: 5 years ago)

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:70.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/70.0

Browser/OS: Firefox 70 on Windows

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Test name	Executions per second
$jq1124	14130.3 Ops/sec
$jq224	18307.7 Ops/sec
$jq331	19741.4 Ops/sec
$jq341	20434.1 Ops/sec

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.

**Benchmark Definition**

The `Script Preparation Code` defines a function `tests($) { ... }` that takes jQuery as an argument, `$`. The function performs several operations on an HTML document with a `<ul>` element and its child elements. Specifically, it:

1. Sets the background color of the second element's closest `ul` element to red.
2. Sets the border of the parent element to 1px solid blue.
3. Appends a new paragraph element with some styles to the end of the `ul` element.
4. Removes all elements from the document.

The `Html Preparation Code` includes multiple versions of jQuery, each with `$.noConflict(true)` called before it's assigned to a variable (e.g., `$jq1124`, `$jq224`, etc.).

**Options Compared**

There are four test cases that compare different versions of jQuery:

1. jQuery 1.12.4 (`$jq1124`)
2. jQuery 2.2.4 (`$jq224`)
3. jQuery 3.3.1 (`$jq331`)
4. jQuery 3.4.1 (`$jq341`)

These test cases aim to measure the performance difference between these four versions of jQuery.

**Pros and Cons**

Here are some pros and cons for each version of jQuery:

* **jQuery 1.12.4**: This is an older version, which might be less efficient than newer versions.
	+ Pros: May have fewer dependencies or conflicts with other libraries.
	+ Cons: Might not support modern JavaScript features or be compatible with newer browsers.
* **jQuery 2.2.4**: Another older version, which might also have performance advantages due to reduced dependencies.
	+ Pros: Similar to jQuery 1.12.4.
	+ Cons: Less efficient than newer versions.
* **jQuery 3.3.1**: A more modern version with improved performance and new features (e.g., promise support).
	+ Pros: Generally faster and more efficient than older versions.
	+ Cons: May have increased dependencies or conflicts with other libraries.
* **jQuery 3.4.1**: The latest version, which likely includes the most recent performance improvements and feature updates.
	+ Pros: Typically the fastest and most efficient version.
	+ Cons: May introduce new dependencies or conflicts.

**Libraries Used**

None, but jQuery is used as a library in this benchmark.

**Special JS Features/Syntax**

There are no special JavaScript features or syntax mentioned in this benchmark. The focus is on comparing different versions of jQuery.

**Other Alternatives**

If you're interested in testing alternative libraries for DOM manipulation, some popular options include:

* Vanilla JavaScript (using only the built-in DOM methods)
* React
* Angular
* Vue.js

Keep in mind that each library has its own strengths and weaknesses, and this benchmark is specifically focused on comparing different versions of jQuery.

I hope this explanation helps!

Related benchmarks:

jquery compare (version: 0)

Comparing performance of: $jq1124 vs $jq224 vs $jq331 vs $jq341

Created: 5 years ago by: Guest

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$jq1124

$jq224

$jq331

$jq341

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):