Run results for: Loop vs Recursion for Array

Run details:

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Browser: Chrome Mobile 79

Operating system: Android 8.1.0

Device Platform: Mobile

Date tested: 5 years ago

Test name	Executions per second
Loop	2782.0 Ops/sec
Recursion	1041711.2 Ops/sec

Script Preparation code:

var DogArr = [ "Great Pyranees", "Great Dane", "Irish Wolfhound", "Golden Retriever" ];

function runLoop() {
	for( var i = 0; i < DogArr.length; i++ )
    {
    	console.log( DogArr[ i ] );
    }
  	return;
}

function runRecursion() {
  	var count = 0;
	function loopThroughArray() {
    	if( count < DogArr.length ) {
          console.log( DogArr[ count ] );
          loopThroughArray();
        } else {
        	return;
        }
      
    }

}

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var DogArr = [ "Great Pyranees", "Great Dane", "Irish Wolfhound", "Golden Retriever" ];​function runLoop() {    for( var i = 0; i < DogArr.length; i++ )    {        console.log( DogArr[ i ] );    }    return;}​function runRecursion() {    var count = 0;    function loopThroughArray() {        if( count < DogArr.length ) {          console.log( DogArr[ count ] );          loopThroughArray();        } else {            return;        }          }​}​​

Tests:

Loop
runLoop();
runLoop();
Recursion
runRecursion();
runRecursion();