sorts an array by storing highest values in the "center"

sortGauss.js

//sorts an array by storing highest values in the "center"
function sortGauss( array )
{
    array.sort( function(a,b)
    {
        return a - b;
    });
    var a = [];
    var b = [];
    while( array.length > 0 )
    {
        a.push( array.shift() );
        if( array.length <= 0 )break;
        b.push( array.shift() );
    }
    b.reverse();
    return a.concat( b );

}
var a = [0, 2, 7, 0, 0, 3, 2, 4, 1, 2, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 8, 1, 0];
console.log( "->", sortGauss(a)); //-> [0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 4, 2, 2, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0]