JavaScript Performance Can Be Surprising: Write Faster Code with Benchmarking
Apr 10, 2025
Benchmark your JavaScript code in Deno to understand how different coding techniques impact performance. By measuring performance, you can identify which approaches are more efficient. For example, why is a traditional for loop often faster than the forEach method? This insight helps optimize code without sacrificing readability or maintainability. Finally, it raises the question of whether premature optimization really is a harmful practice or if it can sometimes be beneficial.