Benchmark: Test if else - MeasureThat.net

Script Preparation code:

var test = 'test'

Tests:

if
let bReturn = false if (test === 'test1') { bReturn = true; } return bReturn;
if else
let bReturn = null if (test === 'test1') { bReturn = true; }else{ bReturn = false; } return bReturn;

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
if
if else

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Autogenerated LLM Summary (model llama3.2:3b, generated 26 days ago):

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**Overview of the Benchmark**

The benchmark is designed to compare the performance of two JavaScript conditions: `if` and `if else`. The test cases are small, concise snippets of code that evaluate a simple conditional statement.

**Options Being Compared**

There are two options being compared:

1. **If Condition**: This option tests the performance of a basic `if` condition, where the condition is true and the code inside the block is executed.
2. **If-Else Condition**: This option tests the performance of an `if else` condition, where the condition is false, and another set of code is executed if the first branch is not taken.

**Pros and Cons of Each Approach**

1. **If Condition**:
	* Pros: Simple to read and understand, easy to maintain.
	* Cons: May lead to performance issues if the condition is complex or has many branches.
2. **If-Else Condition**:
	* Pros: Can improve performance by reducing the number of executions when the first branch is not taken.
	* Cons: More code to write and maintain, can be harder to understand for beginners.

**Other Considerations**

The benchmark does not consider other factors that might affect performance, such as:

* Variable declarations and assignments
* Function calls
* Loops
* Array operations

It's also worth noting that the benchmark only uses a single variable `test` with values `'test1'`, which is a simple case. In real-world scenarios, variables may have more complex values or types, and conditions may involve multiple variables.

**Library Used**

There doesn't appear to be any library used in this benchmark, as it's focused on comparing the performance of basic JavaScript conditions.

**Special JS Features/Syntax**

This benchmark does not use any special JavaScript features or syntax. It only uses standard JavaScript keywords like `if`, `else`, and conditional statements.

**Alternatives**

If you want to create a similar benchmark for other scenarios, you might consider adding tests for:

* Loops (e.g., `for` loops, `while` loops)
* Function calls
* Array operations (e.g., indexing, slicing, sorting)
* Variable declarations and assignments

Additionally, you could use more complex cases, such as:

* Conditions with multiple variables or expressions
* Conditions with nested logic (e.g., recursive functions)
* Conditions that involve external dependencies or I/O operations

Latest run results:

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

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/98.0.4758.80 Safari/537.36

Browser/OS: Chrome 98 on Windows

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Test name	Executions per second
if	12469137.0 Ops/sec
if else	12745905.0 Ops/sec

Related benchmarks:

Test if else (version: 0)

Comparing performance of: if vs if else

Created: one year ago by: Guest

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if

if else

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Experimental features:

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Autogenerated LLM Summary (model llama3.2:3b, generated 26 days ago):