Welcome to the second post in my series on sorting algorithms. This time we’re going to talk about a sort that most people haven’t heard a great deal about: the Cocktail Sort.
This algorithm was the next logical choice in the series because it is very similar to the Bubble Sort in the way that it [...]
Over the last couple of weeks the DNS timeouts and lags I’ve been experiencing at home have made the web experience a little dire. My ISP is actually pretty darned good, but for some reason they seem to have glitches with their DNS servers every now and then.
This is the first of many posts covering the fascinating topic of sorting.
I chose the Bubble Sort algorithm as the first to cover because of its simplicity. This algorithm tends to be the first sorting algorithm that is taught to students, and hence is a rather apt starting point.
Let’s break it down.
It’s time to recap a topic that is, or should be, close to the heart of every developer. A topic that is often overlooked or glossed over, rarely fully understood and not often discussed. Yet this topic is hugely important.
That topic is Sorting.
Despite the fact the Internet is accessible from nearly everywhere, there are still times when you are forced to work in a disconnected environment. There are also times where you want to work in a disconnected environment (probably to avoid distractions from IM, Twitter, etc).
So why is it that we still don’t seem to do [...]
