Timsort optimization/conformity
- Dominant language
- C
- Stars
- 6
- Forks
- 0
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
The current Timsort implementation does sort the input list but doesn't perfectly conform to the Wikipedia description in that it doesn't employ insertion sort.
The given description isn't perfectly clear as to how the algorithm is meant to work and implementations found online vary in their approach.
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Research direction
The issue names no file, test, or entry point. Start by locating the Timsort implementation in this C library, compare it with the Wikipedia description and the project's sorting behavior, and use the visualizer where helpful. Done means the implementation includes the requested insertion-sort behavior while continuing to sort correctly.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100