by Suf | Sep 29, 2024 | DSA, Programming, Python, Tips
TimSort is a hybrid sorting algorithm that combines Insertion Sort and Merge Sort to deliver efficient performance on real-world data. It was originally designed for Python and is now the default sorting algorithm used by Python’s sorted() function and list.sort(). In...
by Suf | Sep 28, 2024 | C++, DSA, Programming, Tips
Introduction Sorting algorithms are essential tools in computer science, and TimSort stands out for its efficiency in practical scenarios. Designed by Tim Peters in 2002 for Python, TimSort is a hybrid sorting algorithm that combines the advantages of Merge Sort and...
by Suf | Sep 28, 2024 | C++, DSA, Programming, Tips
Comb Sort is a relatively simple yet efficient comparison-based sorting algorithm that improves upon Bubble Sort by eliminating turtles (small values near the end of the list) early in the sorting process. It introduces a gap between compared elements, gradually...
by Suf | Sep 27, 2024 | DSA, Programming, Python, Tips
Cocktail Sort is a bidirectional variation of Bubble Sort, where elements are alternately sorted from left to right and right to left. This alternating approach allows smaller elements to move to the front and larger elements to the end in fewer passes than the...
by Suf | Sep 27, 2024 | C++, DSA, Programming, Tips
Merge Sort is one of the most efficient sorting algorithms, known for its consistent O(n log n) time complexity and stable sorting characteristics. It’s particularly useful when dealing with large datasets or when stability is important in sorting. In this blog post,...
by Suf | Sep 27, 2024 | C++, DSA, Programming, Tips
Sorting algorithms are fundamental to many computer science problems, and understanding how they work is crucial for optimizing performance. In this post, we’ll explore Selection Sort, a simple but inefficient sorting algorithm. We’ll go through the algorithm...