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Thanks for sharing.
Pro tip - use
.map
instead of.forEach
since it is 3x faster and returns an array and notundefined
.michaelcurrin.github.io/dev-cheats...
Using forEach but more verbose.
This isn't that true at all. First of all, you can rewrite the
forEach
example to this:which isn't that verbose. Also .map is pretty slow compared to .forEach because it creates another copy of the array while
.forEach
will just iterate over the current array.That is more verbose for the extra brackets and extra 2 lines plus the extra line needed before for. So overall it takes 4 lines like that instead of 1.
Yes creating a copy uses more memory but that doesn't make it slower because the implementation of .map is faster.
Also the link you shared is not conclusive. Out of 4 times I ran tests, on 2 occasions forEach was faster and on 2 occasions map was faster.
One article i found said .map is faster and another said .forEach is faster (and for was slower than both)
Also though this article doesn't test .map, it makes an observation that what you do inside the loop makes a difference. Some approaches handle small operations better, some handle more operations and data structures better
medium.com/better-programming/whic...
Anyway the speed doesn't seem the advantage I thought but using .map is superior for chaining effectiveness and brevity.
If you do any Functional Programming you'll also appreciate chaining Arrays and functions over more unpredictable state as objects that get modified at multiple points in a for loop or multiple for loops
It just comes down to preference, and usage. Whether you want to iterate over the array or just want an array with all the results is entirely up to you. If, for instance you have an array of numbers, and you want to add them all, then use it for your app. You can use the map method there to get a new array. If, however you no longer need the old numbers, you can just use the forEach method to iterate over the array. But, if you want to iterate or not, when it does not make any difference, it all comes down to preference.
Indeed.
You can also use
for...of
, which doesn't take a function like map or forEachThank you for sharing. This is a great starter article for anyone.
Fantastic guide for beginners to get started with JavaScript! Thanks for sharing.
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A good article to refer basics. Thank you for sharing!
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