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SORTDEMO.BAS
fragglet · 1 HN recommenders · 1 recommendation months
Recommended by 1 Hacker News commenters across 1 months (2019–2023).
SignalTube analysis
Among 8 other demo videos tagged Algorithms & data structures, the mean is 2.5 distinct HN recommenders. This video has 1 distinct HN recommenders, below that mean. Recommendations span 1 distinct month; the peer average is 3.0 months. This is a data-derived comparison, not a human review or quality rating.
33% of its 3 labeled comments are marked as recommendations or strong recommendations. HN mention years are 2019–2023; those years describe discussion history, not upload date. Its verified runtime is 2 minutes 50 seconds. YouTube lists its publication date as 2010-07-19.
- Channel / speaker
- fragglet
- Verified runtime
- 2m 50s
- YouTube upload date
- 2010-07-19
- Hacker News mention years
- 2019–2023
SAME TOPIC AND FORMAT
Compare with related videos
The comparison cohort uses other demo videos in Algorithms & data structures. “Shared recommenders” counts HN users who recommended both videos in the source graph.
| Video | HN recommenders | Recommendation months | Positive label share | Shared recommenders | Runtime | Upload date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SORTDEMO.BASCurrent video | 1 | 1 | 33% | — | 2m 50s | 2010-07-19 |
| A Sudoku Solver in APLdemo · Dyalog | 4 | 4 | 67% | No recorded overlap | 9m 43s | 2012-10-27 |
| 15 Sorting Algorithms in 6 Minutesdemo · Timo Bingmann | 4 | 4 | 50% | No recorded overlap | 5m 50s | 2013-05-20 |
| Robust-first computing: Demon Horde Sort (full version)demo · Dave Ackley | 3 | 6 | 78% | No recorded overlap | 27m 13s | 2013-01-31 |
THREE SOURCE-BASED CONTEXT POINTS
Why Hacker News recommends it
Each note combines the dataset’s stance label and short rationale; comment bodies are not reproduced. Open the HN source for the original discussion.
The archive classifies this as a contextual reference in “Ask HN: What's your favorite illustration in Computer Science?”. Its short rationale: Sorting demo that inspired the commenter to program.
The archive classifies this as a recommendation in “The Good Ol' Days of QBasic Nibbles”. Its short rationale: Ideal visual demonstration of different sorts.
The archive classifies this as a contextual reference in “Bubble Sort: An Archaeological Algorithmic Analysis”. Its short rationale: Sorting demo bundled with QBasic.