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Marge sort (lemmy.ml)
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[-] xorollo@leminal.space 27 points 2 months ago

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 27 points 2 months ago

Thank you! I now understand the joke.

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