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		Why sorting is harder than it seems (getgrist.com)
		5 points by dsagal on Feb 10, 2023 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 2 comments

pestatije on Feb 10, 2023 [–]

The problem at hand is not sorting but type safety...brought to you by javascript

dsagal on Feb 10, 2023 | [–]

It's not quite type safety, it's all about order, and it's definitely not specific to Javascript. Here's Python3:

  >>> sorted([10, 2, math.nan])
  [2, 10, nan]
  >>> sorted([10, math.nan, 2])
  [10, nan, 2]

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