Delegate Document vs Body

JavaScript performance comparison

Test case created by Steven Weathers

Preparation code

<div class="tweet"></div>
<div class="tweet"></div>
<div class="tweet"></div>
<div class="tweet"></div>
<div class="tweet"></div>
<div class="tweet"></div>
<div class="tweet"></div>
<script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1/jquery.min.js"></script>
 

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Test Ops/sec
Delegate Document
$(document).delegate('.tweet','click',$.noop);
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Delegate Body
$('body').delegate('.tweet','click',$.noop);
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