Benchmark: Array creation - MeasureThat.net

Script Preparation code:

const length = 100000

Tests:

Array from
function arrayFrom() { const array = Array.from({length: length}, x => x = true) }
Array loop
function arrayLoop() { const array = []; for (let i = 0; i < length; i++) array.push(true); }
Array(length).fill
function arrayFill() { const array = Array(length).fill(true); }

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
Array from
Array loop
Array(length).fill

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Autogenerated LLM Summary (model llama3.2:3b, generated 27 days ago):

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**Benchmark Overview**

The provided benchmark measures the performance of three different ways to create an array in JavaScript: `Array.from()`, using a traditional `for` loop (`arrayLoop()`), and using the `Array(length).fill(true)` syntax.

**Script Preparation Code**

The script preparation code sets the length of the array to be created, which is 100,000. This value is used consistently across all three benchmark definitions.

**Html Preparation Code**

There is no HTML preparation code provided, which means that the benchmark results are likely being generated in a headless browser environment (e.g., Chrome Headless).

**Individual Test Cases**

The individual test cases are defined as follows:

1. **Array from**
```javascript
function arrayFrom() {
  const array = Array.from({length: length}, x => x = true);
}
```
This code uses the `Array.from()` method to create an array with the specified length. The callback function `x => x = true` is used to initialize each element of the array.

2. **Array loop**
```javascript
function arrayLoop() {
  const array = [];
  for (let i = 0; i < length; i++) array.push(true);
}
```
This code uses a traditional `for` loop to create an array with the specified length. The `push()` method is used to add each element to the array.

3. **Array(length).fill()**
```javascript
function arrayFill() {
  const array = Array(length).fill(true);
}
```
This code uses the `Array(length)` constructor and the `fill()` method to create an array with the specified length, filled with a value of `true`.

**Pros and Cons**

Here are some pros and cons of each approach:

1. **Array from**
	* Pros:
		+ Concise and expressive code
		+ No need to worry about indexing or bounds checking
	* Cons:
		+ May be slower due to the use of a callback function
		+ Requires support for modern JavaScript features (e.g., arrow functions)
2. **Array loop**
	* Pros:
		+ Well-established and widely supported syntax
		+ Easy to understand and optimize
	* Cons:
		+ More verbose code compared to `Array.from()`
		+ May require bounds checking or indexing to access elements
3. **Array(length).fill()**
	* Pros:
		+ Fast and efficient, since it uses a native method
		+ Can be optimized for performance by using specialized hardware (e.g., SIMD instructions)
	* Cons:
		+ Limited flexibility, as the value being filled is fixed (`true`)
		+ May not work in older browsers or environments that don't support `Array(length)`

**Library and Special JS Features**

There are no libraries mentioned in this benchmark. However, some browsers may have special JavaScript features or extensions enabled (e.g., WebAssembly, GPU acceleration), which could potentially impact performance.

**Other Alternatives**

Some alternative ways to create an array in JavaScript include:

1. Using the `Array()` constructor with a variable length
```javascript
const array = new Array(length);
```
2. Using the `Array.prototype.fill()` method (which is similar to `Array(length).fill()`)
```javascript
const array = [];
array.length = length;
array.fill(true);
```
3. Using a library like Lodash or Ramda, which provide functional programming utilities for creating arrays.

It's worth noting that the choice of array creation method depends on the specific requirements and constraints of your application.

Latest run results:

Run details: (Test run date: 7 years ago)

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_12_5) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/58.0.3029.110 Safari/537.36

Browser/OS: Chrome 58 on Mac OS X 10.12.5

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Test name	Executions per second
Array from	49608240.0 Ops/sec
Array loop	52680016.0 Ops/sec
Array(length).fill	52236356.0 Ops/sec

Related benchmarks:

Array creation (version: 0)

Comparing performance of: Array from vs Array loop vs Array(length).fill

Created: 7 years ago by: Guest

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Array from

Array loop

Array(length).fill

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Experimental features:

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Autogenerated LLM Summary (model llama3.2:3b, generated 27 days ago):