Handlebars-vs-Mini-Handlebars

Info

benching my minimalist alternative to the official lib

Preparation code

<script src="http://cloud.github.com/downloads/wycats/handlebars.js/handlebars-1.0.rc.1.js"></script>
<script src="https://raw.github.com/mikesmullin/mini-handlebars/production/js/mini-handlebars.js"</script>
<script>
  Benchmark.prototype.setup = function() {
    mini = new MiniHandlebars({
      locals: {
        each: function(template, data, enumerable, key, value) {
          var k, out, v, _data, _k, _ref;
          out = '';
          _ref = data[enumerable];
          for (k in _ref) {
            if (!__hasProp.call(_ref, k)) continue;
            v = _ref[k];
            _data = {};
            for (_k in v) {
              if (!{}.hasOwnProperty(v, _k)) {
                _data[_k] = v[_k];
              }
            }
            if (typeof key !== 'undefined') {
              _data[key] = k;
            }
            if (typeof value !== 'undefined') {
              _data[value] = v;
            }
            out += mini.render(template, _data);
          }
          return out;
        }
      }
    });
    
    var source   = '<ul class="people_list">\n{{#each people}}\n<li>{{this}}</li>\n{{/each}}\n</ul>';
    
    var template = '<ul class="people_list">\n{{each people}}\n<li>{{this}}</li>\n{{/each}}\n</ul>';
    
    var data = {
      people: ["Yehuda Katz", "Alan Johnson", "Charles Jolley"]
    };
  };
</script>

Preparation code output