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diff --git a/documentation/bubblesort.html b/documentation/bubblesort.html index fe5d6b5..c69c0e0 100644 --- a/documentation/bubblesort.html +++ b/documentation/bubblesort.html @@ -173,13 +173,13 @@ Native: 0.79793095588684 seconds Scripted: 8.9202060699463 seconds </pre> </p> -<h2>And now a stupid question</h2> +<h2>And now a silly question</h2> <p> How would the native bubblesort function compare to the built-in sort function of PHP? This - as you will hopefully understand - is not a very smart question. Bubblesort is an extremely inefficient algorithm, which should never be user for real sorting. We have only used it here to demonstrate - the performance different between PHP and C++ if you run <i>exactly the same</i> + the performance difference between PHP and C++ if you run <i>exactly the same</i> algorithm in the two languages. </p> <p> @@ -187,8 +187,9 @@ Scripted: 8.9202060699463 seconds based on quicksort, one of the best and most famous sorting algorithms there is. And on top of that: the built-in sort() function is implemented in C! Thus, when you compare the example C++ bubblesort function with the built-in - PHP sort() function, you are comparing two native implementations, and of - course quicksort wins over bubblesort big time! + PHP sort() function, you are comparing two native implementations, and not + the performance difference between PHP with C++. And of these native sorting algorithms, + quicksort wins big time! </p> <h2>Summary</h2> <p> |