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15 Sorting Algorithms in 6 Minutes

Timo Bingmann · demo · Watch on YouTube

Algorithms & data structuresData visualization & information design

What it is

A visualization and sonification of 15 sorting algorithms, from selection sort to bogo sort, run on shuffled integers in six minutes. Each algorithm gets a size and speed scaled to its complexity.

Why Hacker News recommends it

A classic that HN points to for seeing how sorting algorithms behave, valued for how satisfying it is to watch and hear.

  • 4 people recommended it
  • 4 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2014, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “It is well-known but the way everything falls back into place at each time... that's very satisfying.”

    Satisfying sorting visualization where everything falls back into place.

    Artemis2, 2014-04 · Recommendation · in “Illustrated Sorting Algorithms”

  2. “You may enjoy this”

    Sorting demonstration videos.

    jerf, 2020-02 · Recommendation · in “Quadsort: a stable non-recursive merge sort”

  3. “just want to quickly share an IMHO interesting sorting algorithm visualization video”

    Visualizes and sonifies 15 sorting algorithms, each scaled to its complexity.

    bestboy, 2020-12 · Recommendation · in “Bubblesort, rocksort, and cocktail-shaker sort”

  4. “Mergesort is my favorite video.”

    Classic sorting videos with sound.

    hot_gril, 2023-01 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: What's your favorite illustration in Computer Science?”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: sorting, visualization, sonification, algorithms, sound of sorting

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