learn-co-students / m4-dq5-observing-selection-and-insertion-sort-nyc-web-051418

Sort!

All you need to focus on is writing two sorting algorithms. One in sorts/insertionSort.js and the other in sorts/selectionSort.js.

Selection Sort

1. for every item in the collection
2. find the smallest item in the unsorted portion of the array and swap it with the current item

Insertion Sort

1. for every item in the collection
2. check if the previous item is greater than the current item
3. if greater, the current item is not in place: swap it with the previous item and repeat

Open index.html to see your sorting algorithm played back to you visually in the browser:

• A red flash indicates that an array element has been written
• A green flash indicates that an array element has been read

Here is how your solution may look:

Deliverables

• Write insertion and selection sort in the ./src directory
• Discuss an explanation for the different speeds of the sorts
• Understanding that one visual action (either a read or write) is occurring for each array every unit of time (e.g. they have always completed the same amount of actions at any given point), discuss what this is an accurate, and inaccurate, time representation of.
• Provide an explanation for how both changes in array sizes as well as changes in how scrambled the arrays are would affect performance for the sorting algorithms

Tips

• Feel free to alter the size of the arrays and duration of the steps in config.js