Path: csiph.com!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder3.hal-mli.net!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder1.hal-mli.net!news.stack.nl!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Willem Newsgroups: comp.programming Subject: Re: bubble sort Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2012 09:37:57 +0000 (UTC) Organization: Stack Usenet News Service Lines: 15 Message-ID: References: <08700543-f80c-4635-b069-297c5d2291ec@googlegroups.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: toad.stack.nl Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: mud.stack.nl 1344677877 30122 2001:610:1108:5010::135 (11 Aug 2012 09:37:57 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@stack.nl NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2012 09:37:57 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: slrn/0.9.9p1 (FreeBSD) Xref: csiph.com comp.programming:2056 bob wrote: ) Can someone help me understand why bubble sort is called bubble sort? ) ) I have never seen bubbles that sort themselves. It's a verb, not a noun. SaSW, Willem -- Disclaimer: I am in no way responsible for any of the statements made in the above text. For all I know I might be drugged or something.. No I'm not paranoid. You all think I'm paranoid, don't you ! #EOT