Re: Bubble sort dance

2009-09-19 Thread James Laver
I'm most curious how you *could* perform an insertion sort without insertions. Granted you can perform a heap sort without a heap (well, it needn't look like one) and a quick sort slowly, but good luck pulling that one off. --James Sent from my android phone, please forgive my brevity. On Sep 19

Re: Bubble sort dance

2009-09-19 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
On 19 Sep 2009, at 19:48, Chris Jack wrote: Dave Hodgkinson wrote: So there will be a re-enactment? With costumes? And bubbles? Only if the insertion sort has insertions. -- Dave HodgkinsonMSN: daveh...@hotmail.com Site: http://www.davehodgkinson.com

Re: Bubble sort dance

2009-09-19 Thread Chris Jack
Dave Hodgkinson wrote: > So there will be a re-enactment? With costumes? And bubbles? Chris _ Access your other email accounts and manage all your email from one place. http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/167688463/direct/01/

Re: sort dances

2009-09-19 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
Luxury. When I were a lad we used to train ferrets to juggle flaming swords as an illustration of the quick sort algorithm. On 19 Sep 2009, at 14:38, A Smith wrote: When I did my first degree(73-77) in Computer Engineering we used bits of paper pulled from a bucket,each with a number on it t

Re: sort dances

2009-09-19 Thread A Smith
When I did my first degree(73-77) in Computer Engineering we used bits of paper pulled from a bucket,each with a number on it to demonstrate the importance of using the correct algorithm for a task using Bubble and Shell Sort. The actual program was written(punched onto cards) in FORTRAN IV and r

Re: Bubble sort dance

2009-09-19 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
On 19 Sep 2009, at 08:05, David Dorward wrote: On 18 Sep 2009, at 22:31, Dave Hodgkinson wrote: On 18 Sep 2009, at 21:41, Piers Cawley wrote: On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 9:29 PM, Dave Hodgkinson wrote: Is there any video out there of l.pm doing the bubble sort? ISTR it was performed before

Re: Skype

2009-09-19 Thread Oliver Gorwits
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Léon Brocard wrote: > 2009/9/17 Oliver Gorwits : >> I'm not very familiar with Skype at all, but my understanding >> was that it is peer to peer in essence, if firewalls permit. If >> the firewalls don't permit, then so-called "supernodes" are >> used

Re: [Gllug-Social] [ANNOUNCE] London Perl Workshop 2009

2009-09-19 Thread James Laver
On 18 Sep 2009, at 21:39, Dave Hodgkinson wrote: That's Evil Dave sorted. What about the rest of us? Can I also suggest that there are some excellent pubs in a slightly longer tottering distance than we managed last time. Perhaps the pub tsar could do some research. The Green Man on Riding Hous

Re: Bubble sort dance

2009-09-19 Thread David Dorward
On 18 Sep 2009, at 22:31, Dave Hodgkinson wrote: On 18 Sep 2009, at 21:41, Piers Cawley wrote: On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 9:29 PM, Dave Hodgkinson wrote: Is there any video out there of l.pm doing the bubble sort? ISTR it was performed before the days of pervasive video cameras in every pocke