Micro-benchmarking JavaScript tips
Why the JavaScript engine will mislead the micro-benchmarking you carefully crafted
- Track: Mozilla devroom
- Room: H.1302 (Depage)
- Day: Saturday
- Start: 17:00
- End: 17:25
Often micro-benchmarks are used to decide a feature is slower or faster than another. Javascript engines are getting better and better and as a result micro-benchmarks show performance that has no correlation with the used feature. Here I will debunk some micro-benchmarks by explaining what happens internally in the Javascript engine, together with formulating advice on how to properly benchmark features.
Speakers
Hannes Verschore |