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Marge sort (lemmy.ml)

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[–] xorollo@leminal.space 28 points 1 month ago (1 children)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merge_sort

The video animation shows what is going on when you merge two lists together. You're comparing the first two indices and sorting them to complete that step.

[–] creamlike504@jlai.lu 28 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Thank you! I now understand the joke.

[–] Hupf@feddit.org 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

https://youtu.be/7cDo1sWNgbI