observablehq / observablehq/plot
Use natural sort for ordinal values?
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Description
when working with numbers in strings, maybe it makes more sense?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_sort_order
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
The issue provides no file, entry point, or test to begin with; first read the natural sort order reference and inspect how ordinal values are currently handled in the repository. Before implementation, identify the relevant sorting code and establish expected behavior and tests for numeric strings.
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Assessment
- Domain
- data-visualization
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 15/100