Benchmark: Lodash ceil vs Math.ceil

HTML Preparation code:


<script src='https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/lodash.js/4.7.11/lodash.min.js'></script>

Script Preparation code:

function getRandomInt(max) {
  return Math.floor(Math.random() * Math.floor(max));
}

var arr = [];
for(var i = 0; i < 1000; i++){
  arr.push({value:getRandomInt(100)});
}

Tests:

_.max
_.ceil(arr);
Math.max
Math.ceil(...arr)

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
_.max
Math.max

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Autogenerated LLM Summary (model llama3.2:3b, generated one month ago):

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I'll break down the benchmark and explain what's being tested, compared, and their pros and cons.

**Benchmark Overview**

The benchmark compares two approaches to calculate the maximum value in an array: `_.ceil(arr)` (using Lodash) and `Math.ceil(...arr)` (using built-in JavaScript).

**Options Compared**

1. **Lodash (`_.max`)**: The first option uses the `_.max` function from Lodash, a popular utility library for JavaScript.
2. **Built-in JavaScript (`Math.max`)**: The second option uses the built-in `Math.max` function.

**Pros and Cons of Each Approach**

1. **Lodash (`_.max`)**:
	* Pros:
		+ Easier to read and maintain, especially for complex calculations or multiple iterations.
		+ Provides a consistent interface for various mathematical operations.
	* Cons:
		+ Requires an additional library (Lodash), which may add overhead.
		+ May be slower due to the function call overhead.
2. **Built-in JavaScript (`Math.max`)**:
	* Pros:
		+ Faster, as it doesn't incur the function call overhead.
		+ Lightweight and efficient, with no additional library dependencies.
	* Cons:
		+ Less readable or maintainable for complex calculations or multiple iterations.

**Library: Lodash**

Lodash is a popular utility library for JavaScript that provides a comprehensive set of functions for various tasks, such as array manipulation, string processing, and more. The `_.max` function in this benchmark calculates the maximum value in an array by applying the `Math.max` function to each element.

**Special JS Feature/Syntax: None**

There are no special JavaScript features or syntax used in this benchmark.

**Other Alternatives**

If you need to calculate the maximum value in an array, other alternatives exist:

1. **Array.prototype.reduce()**: You can use the `reduce()` method on the array to find the maximum value.
2. **Array.prototype.forEach()**: You can iterate over the array using a `forEach` loop and keep track of the maximum value found so far.

Keep in mind that these alternatives may have different performance characteristics compared to the Lodash or built-in JavaScript approaches.

I hope this explanation helps you understand the benchmark and its options!

Latest run results:

Run details: (Test run date: 17 days ago)

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/130.0.0.0 Safari/537.36

Browser/OS: Chrome 130 on Windows

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Test name	Executions per second
_.max	12664.8 Ops/sec
Math.max	879000.1 Ops/sec

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_.max

Math.max

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Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Autogenerated LLM Summary (model llama3.2:3b, generated one month ago):