Benchmark: Math.min.apply vs spread operator

Tests:

Math.min.apply
const params = [ 2, 4, 2, 1, 9, 4, 2, 4, 2, 1, 9, 4, 2, 4, 2, 1, 9, 4 ]; const min = Math.min.apply(null, params);
spread operator
const params = [ 2, 4, 2, 1, 9, 4, 2, 4, 2, 1, 9, 4, 2, 4, 2, 1, 9, 4 ]; const min = Math.min(...params);

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Previous results

Test case name	Result
Math.min.apply
spread operator

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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

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Let's dive into the explanation of the provided benchmark.

**Benchmark Definition**

The benchmark, titled "Math.min.apply vs spread operator", aims to compare two approaches for finding the minimum value in an array:

1. Using the `apply` method with a null context (`Math.min.apply(null, params)`)
2. Using the spread operator (`...params`) to pass the array elements as separate arguments

**Options Compared**

The benchmark compares these two options, which differ in how they handle passing multiple array elements as arguments to the `Math.min` function.

**Pros and Cons of Each Approach:**

1. **Using `apply` method**:
	* Pros:
		+ Explicitly passes all array elements as separate arguments.
		+ Can be beneficial when working with legacy code or libraries that expect a specific argument list format.
	* Cons:
		+ May have performance overhead due to the extra function call and context setup.
		+ Can lead to confusing code if not used carefully, especially in complex scenarios.
2. **Using the spread operator (`...`)**:
	* Pros:
		+ More concise and expressive than using `apply`.
		+ Reduces the risk of typos or incorrect argument passing.
	* Cons:
		+ May have a slight performance overhead due to the extra operation.

**Library Used**

None explicitly mentioned in this benchmark definition. However, it's worth noting that both approaches rely on the built-in JavaScript functions `Math.min` and array spread (`...`) syntax.

**Special JS Feature or Syntax**

The use of the spread operator (`...`) is a modern JavaScript feature introduced in ECMAScript 2015 (ES6). It allows for more concise and expressive way of passing multiple values as arguments to a function. This feature is also widely supported across most modern browsers and Node.js environments.

**Other Alternatives**

If you're interested in exploring alternative approaches, here are a few examples:

* Using `Array.prototype.reduce()` method: `Math.min(...params)` is equivalent to `params.reduce(Math.min)`.
* Using `Array.prototype.every()` method with a custom callback function: `Math.min.apply(null, params.every(Math.min))` (not recommended due to performance overhead).

Keep in mind that these alternatives may have different performance characteristics and may not be as concise or expressive as the original spread operator approach.

I hope this explanation helps you understand the benchmark better!

Latest run results:

Run details: (Test run date: one year ago)

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/112.0.0.0 Safari/537.36

Browser/OS: Chrome 112 on Linux

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Test name	Executions per second
Math.min.apply	5729042.0 Ops/sec
spread operator	5650210.5 Ops/sec

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Math.min.apply

spread operator

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