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Bonus link from Buck's Wonkblog Post August 1, 2013 4:50 pm ER

In my day there used to be only two kinds of sorting algorithms: traditional and binary.

  • For a good time, download the software by Robert 2013-08-01 22:01:41
    • tips by Robert 2013-08-01 22:05:38
    • Had to turn the sound down eventually. by TB 2013-08-01 20:19:19
      • When we had to write a sort... by alcaray 2013-08-01 19:24:56
        • And we had to sort uphill both ways by Robert 2013-08-01 18:23:19
          • ER gets the credit for that one by TB 2013-08-01 18:59:02
            • oops by Robert 2013-08-01 19:06:32
              • Heh. by TB 2013-08-01 20:12:03
                • I can only admit my ignorance... by ER 2013-08-01 19:27:47
                  • binary sort has uses far beyond coded sorts. by alcaray 2013-08-02 11:16:04
                    • Actually the term 'binary search' fits better than 'binary sort' the way I described it. by alcaray 2013-08-02 11:40:21
                    • a binary sort is just the age-old principle of divide-and-conquer by Robert 2013-08-01 21:33:31

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