[Nerdy] Sorting Out Sorting

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"Sorting Out Sorting" is an early-1980s educational film from the University of Toronto that explains how sorting algorithms work using computer animation. It is an early example of explaining algorithms visually.

HN treats it as the classic sorting visualization, still worth watching even though newer pages cover more algorithms.

“Really, you need to watch this if you haven't.”

3 comments from Hacker News

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@jlebar2014 · in “Illustrated Sorting Algorithms”
It's tough to be Sorting out Sorting, although I grant that it doesn't have all the newfangled algorithms that this page has. Really, you need to watch this if you haven't. ▶ this video
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@BugsJustFindMe2017 · in “Sorting Visualizations”
My favorite, possibly by nostalgia, is the 1980 film "Sorting Out Sorting". ▶ this video
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@techplex2013 · in “Sorting out Sorting: Understanding Sorting Algorithms ”
Submitted the video to Hacker News.
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