Benchmark: bind vs anon - MeasureThat.net

Script Preparation code:

function add(x, y) {
	return x + y
}

Tests:

bind
var run = add.bind(null, Math.random(), Math.random()) run()
anon
var run = () => { add(Math.random(), Math.random())} run()

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
bind
anon

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

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

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Let's break down the provided benchmark definition and test cases.

**Benchmark Definition:**

The benchmark is comparing two approaches to calling the `add` function:

1. **Bind method**: The `bind` method is used to bind the value of an argument to a new function. In this case, it binds the first argument (a random number) to the `Math.random()` function.
2. **Arrow function syntax (anon)**: This approach uses the arrow function syntax (`=>`) to define a new function that calls the `add` function with two random numbers.

**Options being compared:**

The benchmark is comparing the performance of these two approaches:

* Bind method
* Arrow function syntax (anon)

**Pros and Cons:**

1. **Bind method**:
	* Pros:
		+ Can be useful when you want to pass an object as a single argument to a function.
		+ Can be used with older browsers that don't support arrow functions.
	* Cons:
		+ Can lead to slower performance due to the overhead of creating a new object and binding its values.
2. **Arrow function syntax (anon)**:
	* Pros:
		+ More concise and readable than traditional function definitions.
		+ Can be faster because it avoids the overhead of creating a new object and binding its values.
	* Cons:
		+ Not supported in older browsers (IE < 11).
		+ Can make code harder to read for those unfamiliar with this syntax.

**Library usage:**

None of the provided test cases use any external libraries. However, it's worth noting that modern JavaScript engines often include built-in optimizations and features that can affect benchmark results.

**Special JS feature or syntax:**

The `bind` method is a special method in JavaScript that was introduced in ECMAScript 2015 (ES6). It allows you to bind the value of an argument to a new function. The arrow function syntax (`=>`) was also introduced in ES6 and provides a more concise way to define small, single-purpose functions.

**Other alternatives:**

If you're looking for alternative approaches to calling `add` with two random numbers, you could consider:

* Using a traditional function definition with the `Math.random()` values as arguments (e.g., `function run() { add(Math.random(), Math.random()); }`)
* Using a closure or an immediately invoked function expression (IIFE) to create a new scope and avoid the need for binding

Keep in mind that these alternatives might not be as concise or readable as the arrow function syntax, but they can provide different performance characteristics depending on your use case.

Latest run results:

Run details: (Test run date: 4 years ago)

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_6) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/84.0.4147.135 Safari/537.36

Browser/OS: Chrome 84 on Mac OS X 10.15.6

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Test name	Executions per second
bind	2494804.8 Ops/sec
anon	2950870.2 Ops/sec

Related benchmarks:

bind vs anon (version: 0)

Comparing performance of: bind vs anon

Created: 4 years ago by: Guest

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bind

anon

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):