Sorting Viewer

Little beknownst to the modern day assembler of packaged components is that somewhere buried deep in the recesses of these objects are the well choosen instructions to order and index data. Indeed these routines have been selected from a number of possible sorting methods to do the job in the most efficient and speedy way possible. They have all been developed and thoroughly tested in those wonderful days BW (before windows).

Why then beat a perfectly dead horse, you say? Well aside from the joy of programming, perhaps you will find an occasion when the objects won't serve your purpose and you must scramble to consult the search oracle for these ancient methods. Chances are you will find them written in a cryptic linear C derivative like JAVA or perhaps FORTRAN or PASCAL, and wonder to yourself if those same sort routines will actually work in BASIC.

Perhaps you have already done a rather exhaustive search for these routines but are still purplexed as to what a shell is, or why a certain sort is labelled quick. Or maybe you wonder what a bubble looks like up close and personal. Further, you may want to know which method is best suited to your application. This visual representation of what is going on behind the scenes should get you started on that path.

In the meantime, there may be more to learn than just general sorting theory. Creating a viewing interface while you are programming certainly aids and enhances the very routines that you are trying to code. Such was the case here while I was writing these sort routines. It is for this reason that I value the Visual® programming products, and believe that they provide more than just facility for the programmer ... They provide vision.

Took time to review my original code and suggested the horizontal scroll bar for speed control, stepping, and the lower right color key.

Encouraged me to write this tutorial.