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When Default Sort() Gets Awkward
Javascript Algorithms Programming Debugging Frontend
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When Default Sort() Gets Awkward
Ah, JavaScript's default sorting—where even emoji faces aren't safe from algorithmic bias. The code innocently calls sort() on an array of diverse face emojis, but without a compare function, JS sorts by Unicode values. Somehow the browser decided to arrange them by skin tone from lightest to darkest. Not exactly what the developer intended, but a perfect example of why you should always specify your sorting criteria. Remember kids: computers don't understand social context—they just follow instructions, however problematic the results may be.

The Dictator's Guide To Efficient Sorting
Algorithms Math Programming
4 days ago 62.6K views 0 shares
The Dictator's Guide To Efficient Sorting
Oh, the brilliance of "StalinSort" - where elements that don't conform to the expected order simply... disappear . It's a historical algorithm joke that's both O(n) efficient and politically incorrect! The algorithm "eliminates" non-conforming elements rather than rearranging them, which is a dark reference to Stalin's purges where people who didn't fall in line were removed from society (and often from photos). Technically, it's not even a sorting algorithm - it's just filtering with dictatorial characteristics. The kind of code that would get flagged in a code review faster than you can say "comrade".

Elon Sort
Algorithms Programming Debugging Testing
1 month ago 95.1K views 0 shares
Elon Sort
Ah, the infamous "Elon Sort" – the perfect algorithm if you hate both your data and your users. It's basically what happens when Silicon Valley hubris meets computer science. Fire half your array elements, realize you need them, bring them back in a completely random order, repeat this chaotic process an arbitrary number of times, then just lie about the results. Reminds me of every startup I've consulted for that claimed their ML algorithm was "revolutionary" when it was really just a glorified random number generator with a press release.