Benchmark: Selecting and Hiding - Plain JS vs. jQuery vs. Hybrid

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Tests:

Plain JS
var elements = document.querySelectorAll('li:not(.active)'); for(var i = 0; i < elements.length; i++) { elements[i].style.display = 'none'; }
jQuery
$('#navbar li:not(.active)').hide();
Hybrid
$(document.querySelectorAll('li:not(.active)')).hide();

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
Plain JS
jQuery
Hybrid

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Latest run results:

Run details: (Test run date: 8 years ago)

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/50.0.2661.102 Safari/537.36

Browser/OS: Chrome 50 on Linux

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Test name	Executions per second
Plain JS	39117.4 Ops/sec
jQuery	40262.5 Ops/sec
Hybrid	9507.7 Ops/sec

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

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I'll break down the benchmark and explain what's being tested, compared, and pros/cons of each approach.

**Benchmark Overview**

The benchmark measures the performance of three approaches to hide elements in an HTML list: Plain JavaScript (JS), jQuery, and Hybrid.

**Plain JavaScript (JS)**

* Benchmark Definition: `var elements = document.querySelectorAll('li:not(.active)'); for(var i = 0; i < elements.length; i++) { elements[i].style.display = 'none'; }`
* Description: This code uses the `querySelectorAll` method to select all `<li>` elements that don't have a class of `active`. It then loops through each element and sets its `display` style property to `'none'`.

**jQuery**

* Benchmark Definition: `$('#navbar li:not(.active)').hide();`
* Description: This code uses jQuery's `hide()` method to select all `<li>` elements in the `#navbar` element that don't have a class of `active` and hide them.

**Hybrid (JavaScript + jQuery)**

* Benchmark Definition: `(document.querySelectorAll('li:not(.active)')).hide();`
* Description: This code uses a combination of JavaScript's `querySelectorAll` method and jQuery's `hide()` method to select all `<li>` elements that don't have a class of `active` and hide them.

**Comparison**

The three approaches are compared in terms of performance, measured by the number of executions per second. The results show that:

* jQuery outperforms both Plain JavaScript and Hybrid, with an average execution rate of 40262.52 executions per second.
* Plain JavaScript performs slower than Hybrid, with an average execution rate of 9507.68 executions per second.

**Pros and Cons**

* **Plain JavaScript (JS)**:
	+ Pros: No external library dependency, lightweight code.
	+ Cons: Requires manual DOM manipulation, can be less efficient due to the need for explicit looping.
* **jQuery**:
	+ Pros: High-performance, easy-to-use API, widely adopted.
	+ Cons: External library dependency, may introduce additional overhead.
* **Hybrid (JavaScript + jQuery)**:
	+ Pros: Combines the benefits of both approaches, reduces code size and complexity.
	+ Cons: Requires knowledge of both JavaScript and jQuery, can be more complex to implement.

**Inference**

Based on the results, it appears that jQuery is the most performant option, likely due to its optimized implementation and widespread adoption. However, the Hybrid approach shows promise by combining the benefits of both Plain JavaScript and jQuery. Ultimately, the choice between these approaches depends on specific use cases, performance requirements, and developer preferences.

As for the device platform (Chrome 50), operating system (Linux), and other factors influencing the benchmark results, they are not directly relevant to the comparison of these three approaches.

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Selecting and Hiding - Plain JS vs. jQuery vs. Hybrid (version: 0)

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Created: 8 years ago by: Guest

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Plain JS

jQuery

Hybrid

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

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Fastest: N/A

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