title: Minified/compiled JavaScript vs. uncompressed JavaScript in terms of performance
body: <p>My understanding of JavaScript “compilation” is that it condenses and minifies your code to ultimately save bytes.</p>
  
  <p>Does either condensing or minification make JavaScript run any faster?</p>
  
  <p>Take the following examples for consideration:</p>
  
  <pre><code>var abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz = 1;
  // vs.
  var a=1;
  </code></pre>
  
  
  
  <pre><code>var b = function() {
      // Here is a comment
      // And another
                                                                                                                          // White space
      return true;
  };
  
  // vs.
  
  var b=function(){return true}
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I ran these examples through jsPerf <a href="http://jsperf.com/compilation-performance" rel="noreferrer">with little or no difference</a>.</p>
  
  <p>Can compilation of JavaScript make it any faster or slower, in addition to saving bytes?</p>