Re: A question: Is 200,000 element array worth sorting and search?

mike-yue wrote:
> The topic comes from a question:
>
> Would you rather wait for the results of a quicksort, a linear
> search, or a bubble sort on a 200000 element array?
> 1> Quicksort
> 2> Linear Search
> 3> Bubble Sort
>
> The answer is 2> Linear Search
>
> Could someone explain why Linear Search, not the other two options?
> Or I misunderstood the original question?

Given that 1 and 3 are sorts, and 2 is a search, and given that it's
far from clear what 'result' you're supposedly waiting for, I'd say
you have misunderstood, or you've mis-remembered it.

In any case, this is a general programming question, not a question
on the C language.

--
Peter