Benchmark: dasdnnnn - MeasureThat.net

Script Preparation code:

var first = "first"
var second = "second"

Tests:

localCompare
var x = first.localCompare(second)
manual
var x = first < second ? -1 : first > second ? 1: 0

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
localCompare
manual

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Autogenerated LLM Summary (model llama3.2:3b, generated 26 days ago):

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Let's dive into explaining what's being tested in the provided benchmark.

**Benchmark Definition:**
The benchmark is created on MeasureThat.net, which allows users to create and run JavaScript microbenchmarks. The benchmark definition consists of two parts:

1. **Script Preparation Code**: This section contains a small snippet of JavaScript code that prepares the variables for use in the benchmark. In this case, it initializes two string variables, `first` and `second`, with some text content.
2. **Html Preparation Code**: This section is empty, which means no HTML code is being prepared for the benchmark.

**Individual Test Cases:**
The benchmark consists of two test cases:

1. **localCompare**: This test case compares the values of the two string variables, `first` and `second`, using the `localCompare()` method.
2. **manual**: This test case uses a manual comparison to determine which value is greater between `first` and `second`. The logic is implemented using a ternary operator (`? :`).

**Options Compared:**
In this benchmark, two options are compared:

* **localCompare()**: A built-in JavaScript method that compares strings in a locale-aware manner.
* **Manual Comparison**: A custom implementation of string comparison using a ternary operator.

**Pros and Cons:**

* **localCompare():**
	+ Pros:
		- Provides locale-aware comparisons, which can be important for handling different languages and regions.
		- Often implemented more efficiently by the browser's engine.
	+ Cons:
		- May introduce additional dependencies on locale settings, which can affect performance or accuracy in certain cases.
* **Manual Comparison:**
	+ Pros:
		- Allows for direct control over the comparison logic and potential optimizations.
		- Can be useful when working with specific requirements or edge cases that aren't handled by `localCompare()`.
	+ Cons:
		- Requires more boilerplate code, which can increase the test's overall size and complexity.
		- May not be as efficient as using a built-in method like `localCompare()`.

**Library:**
In this benchmark, there is no explicit library being used. However, it's worth noting that some JavaScript engines may provide additional methods or optimizations for comparing strings, which could affect the performance of these tests.

**Special JS Feature or Syntax:**
There are no special JavaScript features or syntaxes mentioned in the provided code snippets.

**Alternatives:**
If you're looking to compare string values in a different way, here are some alternative approaches:

* Use `String.prototype.localeCompare()` (or its shorter version) for locale-aware comparisons.
* Implement a custom comparison function using the `>` and `<` operators, as shown in the `manual` test case.
* Consider using libraries like Lodash or Moment.js, which provide additional string manipulation functions.

Keep in mind that these alternatives might have different pros and cons compared to the original benchmark code.

Latest run results:

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

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/54.0.2840.100 Safari/537.36

Browser/OS: Chrome 54 on Linux

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Test name	Executions per second
localCompare	0.0 Ops/sec
manual	5523324.5 Ops/sec

Related benchmarks:

dasdnnnn (version: 0)

Comparing performance of: localCompare vs manual

Created: 7 years ago by: Guest

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localCompare

manual

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Experimental features:

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Autogenerated LLM Summary (model llama3.2:3b, generated 26 days ago):