A recent article reports that an Oracle patent on a fast sorting method has expired, allowing open source databases to use it freely. Mark Callaghan, the inventor behind the sorting algorithm, shows ...

Sorting algorithms are a common exercise for new programmers, and for good reason: they introduce many programming fundamentals at once, including loops and conditionals, arrays and lists, comparisons ...

This camper was able to pass the tests but their algorithm didn't perform a swap of the smallest element and the first unsorted element. def selection_sort(items ...

Abstract: With the rapid development of rail transit, both the diversity and volume of data transmitted in Train Communication Network (TCN) have significantly increased. Conventional TCN technologies ...

If you have travelled anywhere on a train over the past ten years, the chances are you’ve heard the ‘see it, say it, sorted’ announcement – or tried your best to ignore it. The safety slogan has ...

This technology, which derives from Amazon’s Vision-Assisted Package Retrieval (VAPR) system for delivery vans, uses visual cues to help employees identify the packages during the sorting process.

Amazon's warehouse robots have come a long way since it acquired Kiva Systems in 2012. Robots can now perform a variety of tasks alongside employees in fulfillment centers. They can transport packages ...