Benchmark: native sort of objects by localeCompare vs lodash _.orderBy

HTML Preparation code:

<script src="lodash.js"></script>

Script Preparation code:

var users = [
  { 'user': 'joey',  'age': 32 },
  { 'user': 'ross',    'age': 41 },
  { 'user': 'chandler', 'age': 39 }
]

Tests:

native sort of objects by localeCompare
users.sort((a,b) => a.user.localeCompare(b.user));
lodash _.orderBy
_.orderBy(users, 'user', 'asc')

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native sort of objects by localeCompare
lodash _.orderBy

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**Benchmark Definition**

The provided JSON represents a JavaScript microbenchmarking test case. The benchmark compares two approaches for sorting objects by localeCompare: the native JavaScript method and the `lodash_.orderBy` function from the Lodash library.

**Options Compared**

Two options are compared:

1. **Native sort of objects by localeCompare**: This approach uses the `localeCompare` method, which is a built-in JavaScript function that compares two strings based on their Unicode code points.
2. **Lodash _.orderBy**: This approach uses the `lodash_.orderBy` function from the Lodash library, which sorts an array of objects based on a specified key.

**Pros and Cons**

Here are some pros and cons of each approach:

* **Native sort by localeCompare**:
	+ Pros: Lightweight, no additional dependencies required.
	+ Cons: May not work as expected for all locales or edge cases.
* **Lodash _.orderBy**:
	+ Pros: Robust, well-tested, and supports various sorting algorithms.
	+ Cons: Adds an extra dependency (Lodash library) and may introduce performance overhead.

**Library: Lodash**

The `lodash_.orderBy` function is part of the Lodash library, a popular JavaScript utility library that provides various functional programming helpers. The purpose of Lodash is to provide a set of reusable functions for tasks such as array manipulation, string manipulation, and more.

**Special JS Feature or Syntax**

Neither of the two approaches relies on any special JavaScript features or syntax beyond what's available in standard JavaScript.

**Other Alternatives**

If you're looking for alternative sorting libraries or approaches, here are a few options:

1. **Array.prototype.sort() with a custom compare function**: This approach allows you to define a custom compare function that can handle complex sorting scenarios.
2. ** Moment.js**: If your use case involves date-based sorting, Moment.js is a popular library that provides robust date manipulation and formatting capabilities.
3. **Underscore.js**: While not as widely used as Lodash, Underscore.js also provides various array manipulation functions, including `sort`.

Keep in mind that the choice of sorting approach ultimately depends on your specific use case, performance requirements, and personal preference.

Latest run results:

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

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/85.0.4183.83 Safari/537.36

Browser/OS: Chrome 85 on Linux

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Test name	Executions per second
native sort of objects by localeCompare	1497350.8 Ops/sec
lodash _.orderBy	901802.4 Ops/sec

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