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Minor[1] nit: quicksort is not a problem, it's a solution to a problem. The problem in question in efficient general-purpose sorting.

1. It may not be such a minor nit. Too often comparisons are made based on implement algorithm X where the algo is something that is specific to, say, imperative programming. This leads to endless and mostly meaningless arguments.



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