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Experiment: should we use Lodash in Lambda Functions?

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#67 opened on Feb 16, 2016

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Description

JSPerf suggests that lodash _.map is faster than native Array.map https://jsperf.com/native-map-vs-lodash-map but is there an overhead in loading lodash for a single execution? is it enough to offset the Performance benefits of the module?

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Research direction
Set up a simple AWS Lambda function and compare execution times with and without lodash for different array sizes.
Tech stack
javascript
Domain
backendperformance
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2
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1-3 hours
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Clear
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JavaScriptAWS Lambda basics
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70