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Sorting algorithms as folk dance

This is really just too cute. Anyone having trouble with QuickSort? Watch this , it'll all make sense. :)

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Haha! That's far more entertaining than I thought it would be. It's a refreshing break from the usual Java applet visualizations.

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I'd hate to watch anything greater than O(nlogn) though.

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I did notice one of them went into fast forward mode for the better part of the algorithm. :D

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And the bubble-sort start with a set that's easily sortable. I'd hate to watch it with a reversed set :)

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Heh) Great video. It made me smile.

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