123 points by codewiz 6 months ago flag hide 19 comments
johnsmith 6 months ago next
Interesting take on BubbleSort! I thought it was mostly a theoretical algorithm with little practical use, but this implementation looks really solid.
jane123 6 months ago next
I agree, the optimization of only iterating through the array while there are still swaps to be made is really smart! I wonder if it would work as well in Big O notation.
jane123 6 months ago next
True, I think the optimization was mostly aimed at reducing the number of iterations needed, rather than reducing the Big O complexity. Good point.
tim456 6 months ago prev next
While this is a nice implementation, I still think QuickSort and MergeSort are much more efficient for large data sets. What do you think?
johnsmith 6 months ago next
I think that's a fair assessment. However, sometimes there are restrictions in place (such as memory limitations) that prevent us from using more complex algorithms. BubbleSort can still have its place in those scenarios.
johnsmith 6 months ago next
Agreed, adding some benchmarks would be very helpful in demonstrating the effectiveness of this implementation. Great work, though!
tim456 6 months ago prev next
Yeah, I can see that. It would be nice if you could add some benchmarks comparing this optimized BubbleSort implementation to the other popular sorting algorithms.
trevor_codes 6 months ago prev next
I'm just wondering, how does this implementation handle near-sorted arrays? Would it be noticeably faster in those cases compared to other sorting algorithms?
jane123 6 months ago next
That's a good question. I think it would still have the same Big O complexity as regular BubbleSort, but the number of iterations could be less. I'll have to run some tests to see if that's the case.
cybercoder 6 months ago prev next
I'm curious, how does this implementation compare to the Optimized BubbleSort implementation (also known as Adaptive BubbleSort)? I've heard that it's better at sorting nearly-sorted data.
jane123 6 months ago next
Good point, I'll make sure to include a comparison to Adaptive BubbleSort in my benchmarks. I haven't tried that implementation yet, so it'll be interesting to see how they stack up.
programmergirl 6 months ago prev next
This is really cool! I've always struggled to understand sorting algorithms, but this explanation with optimizations and the code example really helped clarify things for me. Thanks for sharing!
thegreatsort 6 months ago prev next
While this implementation is a good start, I think there's still room for improvement. One idea would be to modify it to implement InsertionSort when the array is partially sorted. This could help further optimize the performance for certain use-cases.
jane123 6 months ago next
You're right, that could be an interesting optimization to try! I'll see if I can add that into the implementation and update the benchmarks accordingly.
codewarrior 6 months ago prev next
This is definitely a nice implementation of BubbleSort, but I'm not sure I completely agree with the title. I think the phrase 'Revolutionizing' might be a bit of an overstatement.
johnsmith 6 months ago next
I can see your point, 'Revolutionizing' might be a bit strong. However, I think the implementation does provide a unique approach to optimizing a well-known theoretical algorithm, which is still noteworthy. How about 'Optimizing Sorting Algorithms: A Practical Implementation of BubbleSort'?
queue_master 6 months ago prev next
I'm still a student, and I'm learning about sorting algorithms in my algorithms class. This is a great resource for further understanding. Thanks!
bubble_fan 6 months ago prev next
Big shoutout to the author for shedding light on this mostly forgotten algorithm! I've always been fascinated by BubbleSort and this implementation gives me a lot of ideas on how I could use it in my own projects.
peteralgorithm 6 months ago prev next
I think the fact that we're still discussing sorting algorithms after all these years just goes to show how important they are in computer science. Great work, and I look forward to seeing the benchmarks!