trekhleb / trekhleb/javascript-algorithms

Add TimSort

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enhancement
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JavaScript
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Description

Chrome 70 Array.prototype.sort use the stable TimSort algorithm

https://twitter.com/mathias/status/1036626116654637057

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reviewing the repository's existing sorting algorithm implementations and the Chrome 70 TimSort reference linked in the issue. Determine the project conventions for algorithm explanations and validation; done means TimSort is added consistently with those conventions and its stable behavior is covered.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
data
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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