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Life & fun · June 23, 2022

I developed a fast general purpose sorting algorithm

The world's fastest general purpose sorting algorithm, 60% faster than Quicksort - hackware1993/ChenSort

I developed a fast general purpose sorting algorithm launched on June 23, 2022 with 56 votes, #818 of 3,005 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 4 years on.

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This is a fast general-purpose sorting algorithm released in 2022 and available on GitHub. It is designed for developers and computer scientists who need efficient sorting functionality for various applications. The algorithm prioritizes speed and can handle different data types, making it useful for anyone working with large datasets or performance-critical software projects.

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