6 Apr
2009
6 Apr
'09
7:11 p.m.
So, pull a programmer under 30 at random from his desk
and ask him to
write a polyphase merge sort optimized for 8 tapes.
Or even lots over 30 - I'm 45 this July and I've never written a real
polyphase merge sort, or indeed any other external sort.
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