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Dev Interviews (lemmy.ml)

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[–] propter_hog@hexbear.net 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

And if you're in a language that doesn't implement it

[–] skeletorsass@hexbear.net 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You might need a custom one as well. Modify the algorithm.

Good to demonstrate the divide and conquer approach.

[–] propter_hog@hexbear.net 1 points 2 weeks ago

And if you're working from a secure compartmentalized environment or are working on a high security project that doesn't let you pull libraries from outside. Lots of reasons for being able to roll your own. Besides the fact that it takes like two minutes to write it correctly.

[–] breakcore@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Which languages would that be? I imagine it is used in most cases.

[–] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Assembly, LLVM IR, etc

[–] breakcore@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 weeks ago

Ah yes

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I mean, they teach sorting algorithms because they illustrate all the basic ideas of complexity theory while being immediately understandable in a way linear programming or primality testing aren't.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

To quick sort out the bad jobs.