Mmabiaa / Mmabiaa/Data-Structure-And-Algorithms-Java
Fix Infinite Loop in Merge Sort Implementation
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- Dominant language
- Java
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Description
Description: There is an infinite loop occurring in the current merge sort implementation under certain conditions. Investigate and fix this issue.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the current merge sort implementation and identifying the conditions that cause its loop not to terminate. Reproduce the infinite loop, correct the merge sort behavior, and verify that the implementation terminates correctly for the affected inputs.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100