[OT] n-way union

[Jason House]

Andrei Alexandrescu Wrote:

> Jason House wrote:
> > Don't get offended, he didn't respond to anyone else's algorithm either. 
> 
> I just wanted to bring what I think is an interesting problem to the 
> table; my response shouldn't be used as a yardstick for one's ability to 
> define a good algorithm.
> 
> Now that I feel pressured to give an answer, 

Sorry if made you feel pressured. I didn't expect a response.


> I'd say that BCS's answer 
> is right on the money. It's the exact algorithm I put in std.algorithm 
> (not checked in yet), and it works leanly and meanly on a large data set 
> as we speak. Sean's, bearophile's, and your answers were also very close 
> to BCS's, just that yours was a tad less detailed and the others came a 
> bit later.

I bet BCS had the advantage of a real keyboard ;)