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While readability/maintainability is an argument not solved, is there a performance issue with if/else versus if return; implied else.

Preparation code

 
<script>
  Benchmark.prototype.setup = function() {
    
    var ifRtnSimple = function( value ) {
        if( value ) {
                return value;
        }
        //implied else
        return value;
    }
    
    var ifElseSimple = function( value ) {
        if( value ) {
                return value;
        } else {
                return value;
        }
    }
    
    var ifElseVal = function( value ) {
        if( value ) {
                value = true;
        } else {
                value = false;
        }
        return value;
    }
  };
</script>

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ifRtnSimple(true);

ifRtnSimple(false);

ifElseSimple(true);

ifElseSimple(false);

ifElseVal(true);

ifElseVal(false);

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