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> in place that doesn't mean what you think it means.

• Etherlord87 3y ago
  Do you know what it means? It seems irrelevant to the discussion, introducing a new variable won't make you unable to sort in place. You could even allocate memory on the heap and still sort in place.
  • 2h 3y ago
    > Do you know what it means? yeah, it means no temporary variable.
    • tgv 3y ago
      No, it means the original data structure gets modified. In this example, the contents of the array you pass to the sort function will be sorted, without copying to a new array. Some overhead is acceptable, if only because you need loop counters.
    • Etherlord87 3y ago
      What I find interesting is that you call someone out on not knowing a term, then you're being called out, then you respond claiming you know the term and explain the term… And at no point did it occur to you to actually duckduckgo it and make sure you're correct.
      • 2h 3y ago
        If you're creating a new variable with allocated memory, your process is no longer "in place". Sorry I didn't graduate from the school of duckduckgo like you did, instead I studied the language specification.
        • Etherlord87 3y ago
          Apparently they taught you there to never verify your knowledge not even if multiple other people point out you're wrong. A strong, religious-like conviction is all you need, it's not like you could possibly be in error. Of course a web search engine cannot lead to valuable information, therefore it is reasonable to ridicule anyone who uses it.