String concat vs array join

Compares building a string with += concatenation against Array.prototype.join for assembling many pieces.

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Created Jul 4, 2026

Updated Jul 4, 2026

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CategoryJavaScript Syntax

VisibilityPublic

TypePERF

CharsetUTF-8

Code used before fuzz:

var iterations = 20000;0x0D
var parts=Array.from({length:100},function(_,i){return "x"+i});

Snippet A:

var r="";for(var i=0;i<parts.length;i++){r+=parts[i]}

Snippet B:

parts.join("")

Sample payloads

var r="";for(var i=0;i<parts.length;i++){r+=parts[i]}

parts.join("")

Snippet A

var r="";for(var i=0;i<parts.length;i++){r+=parts[i]}

Snippet B

parts.join("")

Browser	Snippet A	Snippet B	Winner
1stChrome150.0.7871.125	5.10 ms	12.60 ms	Snippet A2.47× faster
2ndMicrosoft Edge150.0.4078.65	6.80 ms	16.10 ms	Snippet A2.37× faster
3rdFirefox152.1.2	8.00 ms	13.00 ms	Snippet A1.63× faster
4thSafari26.5.2