Visualizations of Sorting Algorithms

Posted by – August 6, 2008

I’m traveling today, so here’s a quick post on an old site I found interesting. It’s a visualization of various sorting algorithms that help illustrate the efficiencies and overall speed differences between them. To start the sorting simulations click on each of them to activate the animation.

There’s not a lot of surprises here and you’ll see the predictable results: the parallel sorting algorithms generally outperform the sequential sorting algorithms, but it’s a useful demonstration that can better hammer home the difference in your mind.

Check them out here and try even more here.

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