for vs while vs jQuery each

JavaScript performance comparison

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Preparation code

<script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1/jquery.min.js">
</script>
<script>
Benchmark.prototype.setup = function() {
    var arr = []
   
    for (var i = 0; i < 1000; i++) {
      arr[i] = Math.random();
    }
};
</script>

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for
for (var i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) {
  arr[i] = Math.random();
}
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while
var l = arr.length;
while (l--) {
  arr[l] = Math.random();
}
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