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Subject: Re: What kind of sort to use?

Author: William H Rogers

Date: 15:11:37 07/31/00

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On July 31, 2000 at 13:17:20, Larry Griffiths wrote:

>I am currently using a bubble sort to sort my captures list.
>
>I plan to change it to a selection sort.
>
>Do any of you use another type of sort like quicksort to sort your lists or do
>you have any preferences?
>
>Larry :)

When I was in college, they told us that with short lists, the old bubble sort
was faster than all of the newer sorts that were in vogue. I tried it out using
the old GWBasic and the bubble won with 50 or fewer items, so I would keep the
one that you are using. If it works, don't fix it.
Bill

• Re: What kind of sort to use? Tom Kerrigan 16:09:30 07/31/00
  • Re: What kind of sort to use? Pat King 09:12:18 08/01/00
    • Re: What kind of sort to use? Tom Kerrigan 10:57:19 08/01/00
      • Re: What kind of sort to use? Pat King 05:21:13 08/02/00
    • Re: What kind of sort to use? Larry Griffiths 09:31:26 08/01/00

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