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

I'm guessing that the code which you want to switch off takes a significant amount of time to run.

I suggest that you:

• Begin to execute this code
• After it's partially executed, see how much real-time has ellapsed
• If too much real-time has ellapsed (i.e. if the code is executing too slowly) then cancel execution instead of finishing it.