freeCodeCamp Challenge Guide: Implement Bubble Sort

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Implement Bubble Sort

Problem Explanation

  • Bubble Sort is a sorting algorithm which sorts or bubbles the largest number as last element at the end of each pass.
  • We compare each element to the one ahead of it, if the element before is smaller, we swap their places.
  • Bubble Sort’s time complexity is O(n2).
  • It’s a stable algorithm.
  • Bubble sort in action

Solutions

Solution 1 (Click to Show/Hide) 
function swap(a, b, arr) {
  let tmp = arr[a];
  arr[a] = arr[b];
  arr[b] = tmp;
}
function bubbleSort(array) {
  for (let i = 0; i < array.length; i++) {
    for (let j = 0; j < array.length - 1 - i; j++) {
      // -i because the largest element will be bubbled at the end so we don't have to compare.
      if (array[j] > array[j + 1]) {
        swap(j, j + 1, array);
      }
    }
  }
  return array;
}
Solution 2 (Click to Show/Hide) 
function bubbleSort(array) {
  for (let i = 0; i < array.length; i++) {
    for (let j = 0; j < array.length - 1 - i; j++) {
      if (array[j] > array[j + 1])
        [array[j], array[j + 1]] = [array[j + 1], array[j]]; // Using ES6 array destructuring to swap
    }
  }
  return array;
}

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