15 Sorting Algorithms in 6 Minutes

Why HN readers recommended it

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

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

Timo Bingmann

Topic

sorting algorithms

Format

demo

Level

intro

HN recommenders in dataset

4

HN mentions in dataset

8

Recommendation years in dataset

2014–2023

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From the original HN conversations

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• Fascinating! Another sorting visualization that I like is this one: [VIDEO] . It is well-known but the way everything falls back into place at each time... that's very satisfying.

• You may enjoy this: [VIDEO] There are several similar videos on YouTube demonstrating sorts. If that's a bit sterile for you, you can get a more human touch via the playlist [LINK]

• just want to quickly share an IMHO interesting sorting algorithm visualization video: [VIDEO] "Visualization and "audibilization" of 15 Sorting Algorithms in 6 Minutes. Sorts random shuffles of integers, with both speed and the number of items adapted to each algorithm's complexity. The algorithms are: selection …