So-called 'external memory' sorting algorithms generally look very different from in-core algorithms. IIRC, the efficient way involves setting up a 'funnel' of input data streams, and writing out ...

If you wanted to show the effects of parallelization on the speed of a sort, and could only pick one algorithm to demonstrate this, which would it be? I have found quite a few that lend themselves to ...

Sorting algorithms are a common exercise for new programmers, and for good reason: they introduce many programming fundamentals at once, including loops and conditionals, arrays and lists, comparisons ...

An algorithm used trillions of times a day around the world could run up to 70 per cent faster, thanks to an artificial intelligence created by UK-based firm DeepMind. It has found an improved way for ...