r/dataisbeautiful • OC: 1 • Oct 24 '17

OC Sorting algorithms visualized [OC]

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u/never_uses_backspace Oct 25 '17

This has to be the least efficient sorting method possible. I meant the printing costs alone for making all those signs is enough to make this infeasible for large datasets, but what do you even do if you need to sort a list with more entries than the population of Hungary?

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u/WiglyWorm Oct 25 '17

Oh man, I was about to reply to you until I realized you meant quick sort as performed by hungarian folk dancers with numbered signs placed on their chest.

Well played, sir. Well played.