Go rant

[Sean Kelly]

Walter Bright Wrote:

> Don wrote:
> > I'd say it's easier. If you watch someone sorting some cards, they'll 
> > use either insertion sort or selection sort. Nobody should have ever 
> > heard of bubble sort, I'm pleased to hear some schools aren't mentioning 
> > it. Such a foolish algorithm.
> 
> 
> I suppose I'm alone in thinking that engineering school should also 
> cover designs that don't work and explain why!

I'm sure every US-taught engineer has heard of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge disaster.  But it would be nice if there were a bit more time spent on this sort of thing.