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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <title>Performance Issues with eval()</title>
</head>
<body>
    <div id="evalResult"></div>
    <div id="functionResult"></div>
    <script>
        // Using eval()
        const evalStartTime = performance.now();
        for (let i = 0; i < 100000; i++) {
            eval("3 * 4 + 5");
        }
        const evalEndTime = performance.now();
        const evalDuration = evalEndTime - evalStartTime;
        document.getElementById('evalResult').textContent = `Time taken with eval(): ${evalDuration} ms`;

// Using Function constructor
        const func = new Function('return 3 * 4 + 5');
        const funcStartTime = performance.now();
        for (let i = 0; i < 100000; i++) {
            func();
        }
        const funcEndTime = performance.now();
        const funcDuration = funcEndTime - funcStartTime;
        document.getElementById('functionResult').textContent = `Time taken with Function constructor: ${funcDuration} ms`;
    </script>
</body>
</html>