Benchmark: find faster - for vs find

Script Preparation code:

var arr = []
let i = 0
let len = 1000
for(;i<len;i++) {
	arr.push(i)                
}

Tests:

for
let i = 0 let len = arr.length let foundIndex = -1 for(;i<len;i++) { if (arr[i] > 999){ return i } } console.log(foundIndex)
prototype.find
const found = arr.find(function(element) { return element > 999 }) console.log(found || null)

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Previous results

Test case name	Result
for
prototype.find

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Autogenerated LLM Summary (model llama3.2:3b, generated 29 days ago):

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Let's break down the provided benchmark and explain what is being tested.

The benchmark is testing two approaches to find the index of an element in an array that exceeds 999: the traditional `for` loop and the `find()` method, which is part of the Array.prototype in JavaScript.

**For Loop Approach**

This approach uses a manual iteration over the array using a `for` loop. The loop iterates until it finds the desired index or reaches the end of the array. In this case, the loop checks each element's value and returns its index as soon as it finds one that exceeds 999.

Pros:

* This approach provides full control over the iteration process.
* It doesn't rely on any external libraries or functions.

Cons:

* This approach can be slow and inefficient for large arrays, especially if the loop continues until the end of the array.

**Find() Method**

This approach uses the `find()` method to search for an element in the array that meets a specified condition. The condition is provided as a callback function that takes each element of the array as an argument and returns a boolean indicating whether the element meets the condition.

Pros:

* This approach is generally faster and more efficient than the traditional `for` loop, especially for large arrays.
* It's a built-in method that's part of the Array.prototype in JavaScript, making it easy to use and understand.

Cons:

* The `find()` method returns the first element that meets the condition, so if no elements meet the condition, it returns `undefined`.
* This approach can be slower than the traditional `for` loop for very small arrays due to the overhead of the `find()` method.

**Other Considerations**

* Both approaches have a time complexity of O(n), where n is the length of the array. However, the `find()` method has a lower constant factor and is generally faster in practice.
* The `for` loop approach can be less intuitive to understand for developers who are not familiar with manual iteration over arrays.

**Library Used**

The `Array.prototype.find()` method is a built-in JavaScript function that's part of the ECMAScript standard. It doesn't rely on any external libraries or frameworks.

**Special JS Feature or Syntax**

There isn't any special JavaScript feature or syntax used in this benchmark, except for the use of template literals (`\r\n`) in the `Script Preparation Code`. Template literals are a feature that was introduced in ECMAScript 2015 (ES6).

**Alternatives**

If you're looking for alternative approaches to find the index of an element in an array, some options include:

* Using the `indexOf()` method: This method returns the index of the first occurrence of the specified value in the array. If no value is found, it returns -1.
* Using a binary search algorithm: This approach can be faster than the traditional `for` loop or `find()` method for large arrays with many duplicate values.

Keep in mind that these alternatives may have different trade-offs in terms of performance, readability, and maintainability.

Latest run results:

Run details: (Test run date: 5 years ago)

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/76.0.3809.100 Safari/537.36

Browser/OS: Chrome 76 on Linux

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Test name	Executions per second
for	3731.7 Ops/sec
prototype.find	29177.4 Ops/sec

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prototype.find

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Autogenerated LLM Summary (model llama3.2:3b, generated 29 days ago):