Dig deep, this one is getting nerdy: Visualization and Comparison of Sorting Algorithms

[Sabre]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZuD6iUe3Pc

[ElZorro]

When I was first learning to code (in Quick Basic on a 286sx) I would implement these algorithms out of books and visualize them with ascii art. Ahh, the good old days.

[drwrx]

What is amazing is how close some of them are in speed. And how slow others are.
Did you find yourself rooting for or against Bubble Sort?

Ahh, the good old days.

In the early days of PostScript (late 80s early 90s) you could input arc and circle raster position algorithms. As well as custom screen blend algorithms for image processing. I used to order books with floppies that had hundreds of examples that you could then input in the PostScript file for output.

Good old days indeed. . . Wait no, it was complete and utter drudgery.

[Sabre]

In the early days of PostScript (late 80s early 90s) you could input arc and circle raster position algorithms. As well as custom screen blend algorithms for image processing. I used to order books with floppies that had hundreds of examples that you could then input in the PostScript file for output.

I had no idea! That's pretty damn cool!