Skip some code if the computer is slow

Question

Is there any way to detect if a computer is slow and not run some code (by either turning jQuery animations off or just running a function if it is fast)?

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Answer 1

The most simple solution would be to leave it up to the user with a check box, but other wise you could try timing the first animation for a computer and then if it exceeds a certain time limit, the remaining animations are turned off... for example...

var start = new Date();
//... some jQuery animation
var end = new Date();
var diff = end - start;

Then, for example, if the animation should take 1.5 seconds, and the time difference is like 5 seconds, then turn off any remaining animations.