Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!psuvax1!psuvm!cunyvm!byuvax!taylorj From: taylorj@yvax.byu.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard Subject: Re: Sorting gets very slow Message-ID: <818taylorj@yvax.byu.edu> Date: 26 Sep 89 07:09:27 GMT Lines: 8 Dan Allen said HyperCard uses a QuickSort routine (and if Dan Allen says so, I believe it!). Unlike some sorts, QuickSort's speed does not improve if the data is already sorted (or mostly sorted). It shouldn't actually be any slower than normal, but it won't be any faster either. Jim Taylor Microcomputer Support for Curriculum Brigham Young University taylorj@byuvax.bitnet