When's the last time you had to write a sort? Especially if you work in a scripting language like Ruby, Perl, or PHP -- I developed and now maintain three produ

When's the last time you had to write a sort? Especially if you work in a scripting language like Ruby, Perl, or PHP -- I developed and now maintain three products that bring in my annual salary x8 or so ... and I couldn't write a sort from scratch. A good developer will Just Get Things Done. Thats a much more valuable skill then having memorized how to write an insertion sort.