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From: ojs@fortune.UUCP (Oliver Sharp)
Newsgroups: net.sources
Subject: Bubble sorts and such-like
Message-ID: <3636@fortune.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 20-Jun-84 01:02:31 EDT
Article-I.D.: fortune.3636
Posted: Wed Jun 20 01:02:31 1984
Date-Received: Thu, 21-Jun-84 01:43:14 EDT
Organization: Fortune Systems, Redwood City, CA
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 often faster, but the bubble sort
    is perfectly valid for teaching.  I like to use mergesorts when I
    need fairly fast speed, since this is simple to implement and runs
    in order n*log(n).  It isn't quite as good as quicksort or its
    derivatives, but it isn't bad.  I just like the clean and simple
    implementation it allows and it is easy to explain to people in a
    couple of minutes.

	In general, though, I agree with the person who supported the
	person posting the article (sorry about all those person's).
	If you aren't interested in the article, don't read it.  Any
	submission of interest to at least a couple of people should
	be encouraged - that is what the net is for, after all!

	(still working on a sign-off message)

Oliver Sharp
	   ....!fortune!ojs