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Subject: All Sorts of Sorts
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Date: 11 Feb 90 19:26:48 GMT
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 Date: 02-10-90 (08:39)              Number: 2881 (Echo)
   To: STEVE PALINCSAR               Refer#: 2876
 From: IAN GREEN                       Read: NO
 Subj: LEARN TO SORT                 Status: PUBLIC MESSAGE

    In the real world, the selection sort is so inefficient it isn't 
 funny. Real databases are massive. Consider Brokerage XYZ whose has an
 army of analysists working on finding the next LBO candidate.
    If we needed to extract from the database some information and sort 
 it so that it could be readily browsed and furthur parsed, huge amounts 
 of sorting and selecting is required. It therefor behooves you to use 
 the fastest algorithms available in order to get so 'performance' out of
 the query lest the client get impatient. Combined with insider 
 information it is then practicle to make hundreds of millions of 
 dollars, all tax free (at least under present rules). You don't need 
 lots of money, all you need is smart software and a few well placed 
 friends.

 Ian Green

 NET/Mail : British Columbia Forth Board - Burnaby BC - (604)434-5886   
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