Nested Named Functions

JavaScript performance comparison

Test case created by Jeremy McPeak (Nettuts)

Info

Demonstrating the performance hit caused by nested functions.

Preparation code

<script>
  function foo(a, b) {
    function bar() {
      return a + b;
    }
  
    return bar();
  }
  
  function foo2(a, b) {
    return bar2(a, b);
  }
  
  function bar2(a, b) {
    return a + b;
  }
</script>

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