Benchmark: double or triple

HTML Preparation code:

<p id="hello">hello</p>

Script Preparation code:

var pi = 3.14;
var another_pi = 3.14;

Tests:

double
var a = pi == another_pi;
triple
var a = pi === another_pi;

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
double
triple

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Autogenerated LLM Summary (model llama3.2:3b, generated 25 days ago):

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

**Benchmark Definition**
The benchmark definition is represented by a JSON object that contains information about the test case. In this case, there are two benchmark definitions:

1. "Name": "double or triple"
2. "Description": null
3. "Script Preparation Code": "var pi = 3.14;\r\nvar another_pi = 3.14;"
4. "Html Preparation Code": "<p id=\"hello\">hello</p>"

This script preparation code sets up two variables, `pi` and `another_pi`, both initialized with the value `3.14`. The html preparation code is simply a paragraph element with an ID of "hello".

**Individual Test Cases**
The individual test cases are represented by an array of objects that contain the benchmark definition and a unique name for each test case.

1. "Benchmark Definition": "var a = pi == another_pi;"
   * "Test Name": "double"

2. "Benchmark Definition": " var a = pi === another_pi;"
   * "Test Name": "triple"

The test cases use the double equals sign (`==`) for equality comparison in the first case and the triple equals sign (`===`) for strict equality comparison in the second case.

**Libraries**
There is no explicit library mentioned in the benchmark definition. However, it's worth noting that the script preparation code uses a constant value `3.14`, which is likely a reference to the mathematical constant pi. Pi is not typically considered a library, but rather a fundamental constant used in mathematics and science.

**Special JS Feature**
The test cases use the double equals sign (`==`) for equality comparison, whereas the triple equals sign (`===`) is used for strict equality comparison. The triple equals sign checks both value and type equality, while the double equals sign only checks value equality.

Pros and Cons:

* `==`:
	+ Pros: More concise and readable code.
	+ Cons: Can lead to unexpected behavior if the operands are of different types (e.g., numeric vs. string).
* `===`:
	+ Pros: Ensures strict type equality, reducing the risk of unexpected behavior due to type coercion.
	+ Cons: Less concise and more verbose code.

**Other Alternatives**
Some other alternatives for comparing values in JavaScript include:

1. Using the `typeof` operator to check the data type of both operands.
2. Using a library like Lodash that provides various equality comparison functions, such as `isEqual()` or `isEqualWith()`.
3. Implementing custom equality comparison functions using conditional statements and primitive types (e.g., `Number`, `String`, etc.).

In summary, the benchmark is testing two test cases with different equality operators (`==` and `===`) to measure their performance. The pros and cons of each approach are discussed, and alternative methods for comparing values in JavaScript are mentioned.

Latest run results:

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

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/54.0.2840.16 Safari/537.36

Browser/OS: Chrome 54 on Windows

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Test name	Executions per second
double	4624042.5 Ops/sec
triple	4558312.5 Ops/sec

Related benchmarks:

double or triple (version: 2)

Comparing performance of: double vs triple

Created: 8 years ago by: Registered User

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double

triple

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Experimental features:

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Autogenerated LLM Summary (model llama3.2:3b, generated 25 days ago):