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

Richard Heathfield wrote:
> mike-yue said:
> 
>> All very good answers. many thanks for you guys,
>> In a word, the Liner Search is the cheapest method to search. the
>> other two are complicated and expensive.
> 
> Whilst your claim is true, it is meaningless. Linear search is a search 
> technique. The other two are sorting techniques. It's tempting to say
that 
> you're comparing apples with oranges, but it's more like comparing
apples 
> with October.
> 
>> I know it is about algorithmic complexity, but I totally forget the
>> defination of the O, even the Log. University time seems a century ago
>> I almost forget everything.
>>
>> I think it is useless for 99% programmer jobs,
> 
> That's only true because 99% of programming jobs don't actually require 
> very much programming skill.
> 
Or in my case, 99% of programming has been making hardware or web pages
tick, without a bit O in sight!

-- 
Ian Collins.