for vs array-foreach

[LesJ]

See this Ext.Array code fragment.

According to jsPerf the most efficient way to iterate over an array or array-like collection is to avoid the native implementations entirely, opting for simple loops instead.

http://jsperf.com/for-vs-array-foreach
http://jsperf.com/for-vs-array-foreach/4

...
forEach: supportsForEach ? function(array, fn, scope) {
    return array.forEach(fn, scope);
} : function(array, fn, scope) {
    var i = 0,
        ln = array.length;


    for (; i < ln; i++) {
        fn.call(scope, array[i], i, array);
    }
},

[LesJ]

See this Ext.Array code fragment.

According to jsPerf the most efficient way to iterate over an array or array-like collection is to avoid the native implementations entirely, opting for simple loops instead.

http://jsperf.com/for-vs-array-foreach
http://jsperf.com/for-vs-array-foreach/4

...
forEach: supportsForEach ? function(array, fn, scope) {
    return array.forEach(fn, scope);
} : function(array, fn, scope) {
    var i = 0,
        ln = array.length;


    for (; i < ln; i++) {
        fn.call(scope, array[i], i, array);
    }
},

https://github.com/documentcloud/und...mment-16981731

This is not very intuitive that native methods can be slower....

"Avoiding native iteration methods wins more than just performance, as stated above there's also gains in consistency, portability, and simplicity."

[LesJ]

See this Ext.Array code fragment.

According to jsPerf the most efficient way to iterate over an array or array-like collection is to avoid the native implementations entirely, opting for simple loops instead.

http://jsperf.com/for-vs-array-foreach
http://jsperf.com/for-vs-array-foreach/4

...
forEach: supportsForEach ? function(array, fn, scope) {
    return array.forEach(fn, scope);
} : function(array, fn, scope) {
    var i = 0,
        ln = array.length;


    for (; i < ln; i++) {
        fn.call(scope, array[i], i, array);
    }
},

Hint:
It would be better if we ditched the es5 array iterations.