Run results for: FlatMap method vs for loop

Run details:

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Browser: Mobile Safari 18

Operating system: iOS 18.0

Device Platform: Mobile

Date tested: 2 months ago

Test name	Executions per second
flatMap	12116.9 Ops/sec
for loop	3576.2 Ops/sec

Script Preparation code:

var arr = Array(10_000).fill(0);

Tests:

flatMap
arr.flatMap(x => [x, x * 2]);
for loop
const n = arr.length; const acc = new Array(n * 2); for (let i = 0; i < n; i++){ const x = arr[i]; acc[i * 2] = x; acc[i * 2 + 1] = x * 2; }