Everying we're dealing with is sorting arrays. Consider Speed vs. Space when deciding what algorithm to use.
Notes:
- Insertion: good for small data sets and sorting in the browser, stable (alex before adam, etc.), doesn't take much space
- Bubble: looks similar to insertion sort, even if array is sorted we're checking through every item (slow)
- Merge: recursively split array to sort then merge (divide & conquer), won't work with a lot of data in the browser (memory constraint)
Pros:
- Insertion: low resources needed, fast for nearly-sorted data
- Bubble: easy to implement, cool name
- Merge: fast, stable
Cons:
- Insertion: slow when data is reverse order
- Bubble: slow, unstable
- Merge: needs resources for temp space and arrays from recursive calls
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