Show HN: Write a sort, watch it go

Post by thedufer » Mon, Sep 26, 2011, 6:36 PM UTC

Post by antimora » Mon, Sep 26, 2011, 7:17 PM UTC

Post by oacgnol » Mon, Sep 26, 2011, 7:21 PM UTC

Post by sp332 » Mon, Sep 26, 2011, 7:29 PM UTC

thedufer wrote: post #6

sp332 wrote: post #4

I don't like the insertion sort. Couldn't it do a binary search on the sorted part of the list, when it's looking for the place to put the next element?

I coded up the easiest version of each algorithm, rather than the most efficient. (Quicksort uses the first element as a pivot, rather than something more intelligent) Feel free to email me an algorithm if you think it should be there/is better than what I wrote. The pre-written algorithms weren't exactly my focus.

Post by thedufer » Mon, Sep 26, 2011, 7:32 PM UTC

jc4p wrote: post #2

It's fantastic. I don't know CoffeeScript so all I did was compare the pre-written ones to each other and see if they did what I expected them to do, but it's a nice visual representation. The only problem I have with it is that the neon yellow on black with a gray/white background can be pain inducing, especially when moving quickly.