Ask HN: Favorite Sorting Algorithm?

3 points by akashwadhwani35 4mo ago ↗ HN

Bubble Sort.

Terrible in practice, but probably the first algorithm that made me understand what “sorting” actually means.

I respect it for that.

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dhruvyads 4mo ago ↗

Bogo sort

modulusme 4mo ago ↗

Merge sort

orionblastar 4mo ago ↗

Quick Sort

fjfaase 4mo ago ↗

There are some simple ways to improve bubble sort. The first is to move in two directions. The second is to first start comparing elements at a large distance than one and reduce the distance on how often element needed to be swapped.