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		jere on July 13, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: WebKit sorts JS arrays using Selection Sort > // "Min" sort. Not the fastest, but definitely less code than heapsort // or quicksort, and much less swapping than bubblesort/insertionsort. Oh, OK. Glad you could save yourself some time/LOC.

calinet6 on July 13, 2012 [–]

While you're correct to criticize to a degree, there is also something to be said for reducing complexity and preventing bugs by avoiding unnecessarily long algorithms.

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