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photon_off on July 5, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Advanced Javascript tips and tricks

I think there's also an issue of performance -- it's possible, though unlikely, that the sort could take forever to complete.

yid on July 5, 2011 [–]

Unlikely is an understatement -- the probability of an infinite sequence of PRNG outputs that prevents any sort algorithm from terminating is negligible.

wlievens on July 5, 2011 | [–]

What about 'taking too much time' though?

yid on July 5, 2011 | | [–]

Touche...

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