Benchmark: Jquery 1 vs 2 vs 3 vs 3Slim

HTML Preparation code:

<script src='https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.12.4/jquery.min.js'></script>
<script>
  var $jq1124 = $.noConflict(true);
</script>
<script src='https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.2.4/jquery.min.js'></script>
<script>
  var $jq224 = $.noConflict(true);
</script>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.6.1/jquery.slim.min.js"></script>
<script>
  var $jq360s = $.noConflict(true);
</script>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.6.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
  var $jq360 = $.noConflict(true);
</script>
<div>
  <ul id="menu">
    <li class="menu-item">1</li>
    <li class="menu-item">2</li>
    <li class="menu-item">3</li>
    <li class="menu-item">4</li>      <li class="menu-item">4</li>      <li class="menu-item">4</li>      <li class="menu-item">4</li>      <li class="menu-item">4</li>      <li class="menu-item">4</li>      <li class="menu-item">4</li>      <li class="menu-item">4</li>      <li class="menu-item">4</li>      <li class="menu-item">4</li>      <li class="menu-item">4</li>      <li class="menu-item">4</li>      <li class="menu-item">4</li>      <li class="menu-item">4</li>      <li class="menu-item">4</li>      <li class="menu-item">4</li>      <li class="menu-item">4</li>      <li class="menu-item">4</li> 
  </ul>
</div>

Script Preparation code:

function tests($) {
    $(".menu-item").eq(2).closest("ul").css({
      "background-color": "red"
    }).parent().css({
      "border": "1px solid blue"
    }).append($("<p></p>").text("Text.").css({
      "background-color": "green"
    })).end().end().remove();
  console.log('tests' + $);
}

Tests:

tests($jq224);
$jq224
tests($jq360s);
$jq360s
tests($jq360);
$jq360
tests($jq1124);
tests($jq1124);

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
tests($jq224);
tests($jq360s);
tests($jq360);
tests($jq1124);

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Autogenerated LLM Summary (model llama3.2:3b, generated 28 days ago):

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Let's break down the provided JSON data and explain what's being tested, compared, and considered.

**Benchmark Definition**

The benchmark definition is a JavaScript function that creates a sample HTML document and performs some operations on it. The function takes jQuery as an argument (`$`) and uses various jQuery methods to manipulate the DOM.

**Options Compared**

There are four different versions of jQuery being tested:

1. jQuery 1.12.4
2. jQuery 2.2.4 (with `.noConflict(true)` to ensure compatibility)
3. jQuery 3.6.1 (with `.noConflict(true)` to ensure compatibility)
4. jQuery 3.6.1 Slim (a minimized version of the above)

Each test case measures the performance of these different versions of jQuery.

**Pros and Cons**

* **jQuery 1.x**: Older versions of jQuery may be slower due to their more complex architecture and older DOM manipulation techniques.
* **jQuery 2.x**: This version introduced some changes that might affect performance, such as the use of `.noConflict()` to ensure compatibility with other libraries.
* **jQuery 3.x**: The latest version of jQuery includes several optimizations and improvements that should result in better performance.
* **jQuery 3.6.1 Slim**: A minimized version of the above, which can lead to faster execution times due to reduced overhead.

**Library Used**

The `$.noConflict()` method is used to ensure compatibility with other libraries that may be using jQuery on the same page. This method returns a new jQuery object that doesn't interfere with the original jQuery instance.

**Special JS Feature or Syntax**

* The use of `.noConflict()` is a common pattern in JavaScript development, especially when working with multiple libraries.

**Other Considerations**

* Browser-specific optimizations and features (e.g., Chrome 122's Safari rendering engine) may affect performance.
* Device platform and operating system can also impact execution times.

**Alternatives**

For testing browser-specific features or syntax, alternatives to MeasureThat.net could be:

1. Google Chrome DevTools' benchmarking tools
2. Mozilla Developer Network's (MDN) browser compatibility tests
3. Browser benchmarking websites like BrowserBench or BrowserMark

These resources can provide more detailed information on specific browser features and performance characteristics.

In summary, the provided JSON data represents a JavaScript microbenchmark that compares the performance of different versions of jQuery (1.12.4, 2.2.4, 3.6.1, and 3.6.1 Slim) in various browsers and devices.

Latest run results:

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

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/122.0.0.0 Safari/537.36

Browser/OS: Chrome 122 on Windows

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Test name	Executions per second
tests($jq224);	12013939.0 Ops/sec
tests($jq360s);	11941210.0 Ops/sec
tests($jq360);	11927981.0 Ops/sec
tests($jq1124);	46643.3 Ops/sec

Related benchmarks:

Jquery 1 vs 2 vs 3 vs 3Slim (version: 0)

Comparing performance of: tests($jq224); vs tests($jq360s); vs tests($jq360); vs tests($jq1124);

Created: 2 years ago by: Registered User

Jump to the latest result

tests($jq224);

tests($jq360s);

tests($jq360);

tests($jq1124);

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Experimental features:

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Autogenerated LLM Summary (model llama3.2:3b, generated 28 days ago):