Slow loop (v2)

Revision 2 of this benchmark created on

Description

Comparing the "slow loop" argument from http://www.sitepoint.com/google-closure-how-not-to-write-javascript/

Preparation HTML

<script>
  var arr = [];
  for (var i = 0; i < 10000; i++) {
    arr.push(i);
  }
  
  var highest = -1;
</script>

Test runner

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Testing in
TestOps/sec
"Slow" loop
for (var i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) {
  highest = i;
}
ready
"Fast" loop
for (var i = 0, len = arr.length; i < len; i++) {
  highest = i;
}
ready
"Fastest" loop
var i = arr.length;
while (i--) {
  lowest = i;
}
ready

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