That's terrible advice. People who don't know sorting algorithms run the risk of choosing the wrong one - like choosing an unstable sort for a UI because it's f

That's terrible advice. People who don't know sorting algorithms run the risk of choosing the wrong one - like choosing an unstable sort for a UI because it's faster. It's like saying "Why learn math, since calculators exist?" The answer is that you'll use it wrong and not know it, like the cashier who divided by 3 instead of 2 on a half-off deal and got me an extra-large discount; she didn't even know enough math to sense that the price was glaringly low.