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+---
+title: startsWith vs REGEX
+setup: |
+  
+tests:
+  -
+    name: startsWith
+    code: |
+      'gta'.substr(0, 'g'.length) === 'g'
+  -
+    name: REGEX
+    code: |
+      new RegExp('^g').test('gta')
+---
+