Sort a Table[] in Lua

A table in Lua is a set of key-value mappings with unique keys. The pairs are stored in arbitrary order and therefore the table is not sorted in any way. What you can do is iterate over the table in some order. The basic pairs gives you no guarantee of the order in which the … Read more

SQL Sorting and hyphens

I learned something new, just like you as well I believe the difference is between a “String Sort” vs a “Word Sort” (ignores hyphen) Sample difference between WORD sort and STRING sort http://andrusdevelopment.blogspot.com/2007/10/string-sort-vs-word-sort-in-net.html From Microsoft http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322112 For example, if you are using the SQL collation “SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS”, the non-Unicode string ‘a-c’ is less than the string … Read more

Why does Rust not implement total ordering via the Ord trait for f64 and f32?

What is your question, precisely? Are you asking whether NaN exists, or whether it can be obtained as the result of accidental or voluntary computations? Yes, it does and it can. The sort of data structure that requires a total order for keys breaks down completely when the provided order is not a total order. … Read more

Code an Excel VBA sort with a custom order and a value containing commas

It seems to be missing the Apply. Can you Add MyWorksheet.Sort.Apply The custom order you have is working as is in my sample. EDIT Updated based on OP updated question Edit the macro to the following – using an array for the OrderCustom parameter. Dim oWorksheet As Worksheet Set oWorksheet = ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets(“Sheet1”) Dim oRangeSort As … Read more

What is the purpose of shuffling and sorting phase in the reducer in Map Reduce Programming?

First of all shuffling is the process of transfering data from the mappers to the reducers, so I think it is obvious that it is necessary for the reducers, since otherwise, they wouldn’t be able to have any input (or input from every mapper). Shuffling can start even before the map phase has finished, to … Read more