Benchmark: ES6 some vs underscore for some

HTML Preparation code:

<script src='https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/underscore.js/1.9.1/underscore-min.js'></script>

Script Preparation code:

var data = ['CCP', 'RECRUITERPKG', 'TALENTINSIGHTSPACKAGE', 'LSSPKG', 'CAPJOBSLOT', 'ADS', 'VC', 'LSSSEAT', 'JOBWRAPPING', 'PREPAIDJYMBII'];

Tests:

_.contains
var result = _.some(data, (value)=>value==='CCP');
array.some
var result = data.some(product => product === 'CCP');

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
_.contains
array.some

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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

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Let's break down what's being tested in this JavaScript microbenchmark.

**Benchmark Purpose:**
The benchmark is designed to compare the performance of two approaches:

1. **Underscore.js' `some()` method**: A popular utility function for checking if at least one element in an array satisfies a certain condition.
2. **Native `Array.some()` method**: The built-in JavaScript method that achieves the same result as Underscore's `some()`, but is optimized for native execution.

**Options Compared:**
The benchmark compares two options:

* Using Underscore.js' `some()` method
* Using the native `Array.some()` method

**Pros and Cons of Each Approach:**

* **Underscore.js' `some()` method**: Pros:
	+ Familiarity with a popular utility library can make code easier to understand and maintain.
	+ May be optimized for performance in certain scenarios.
* Cons:
	+ Adds an extra dependency on the Underscore.js library, which may increase bundle size or lead to additional maintenance overhead.
	+ May not be as performant as native methods due to the overhead of loading a library.
* **Native `Array.some()` method**: Pros:
	+ Built-in optimization for performance.
	+ No dependencies or additional overhead.
* Cons:
	+ Less familiar for developers without experience with JavaScript, potentially leading to slower execution times.

**Library:**
The Underscore.js library is a popular utility library that provides a set of helper functions for tasks such as array manipulation, string formatting, and functional programming. In this benchmark, the `some()` method is used to check if at least one element in an array satisfies a certain condition.

**Special JS Feature or Syntax:**
There are no special JavaScript features or syntaxes being tested in this benchmark. Both options use standard JavaScript syntax for array iteration and conditional checks.

**Other Alternatives:**
If you don't want to use Underscore.js, other alternatives for implementing the `some()` method include:

* Lodash (another popular utility library)
* Custom implementation using a simple loop and conditional check
* Using a different library or framework that provides an optimized implementation of `some()`

Keep in mind that the performance difference between these options may be negligible in many cases, and other factors like code readability, maintainability, and platform-specific considerations should also be taken into account when making a decision.

Latest run results:

Run details: (Test run date: 2 years ago)

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_7) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/104.0.0.0 Safari/537.36

Browser/OS: Chrome 104 on Mac OS X 10.15.7

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Test name	Executions per second
_.contains	8174540.5 Ops/sec
array.some	24795752.0 Ops/sec

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_.contains

array.some

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):