Talk:List of algorithms
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The following is a list of the algorithms described in Wikipedia.
Perhaps I am mistaken about the purpose of this page, but I think algorithms that are not (yet) described in Wikipedia should not be in this list. I removed the following articles:
- Breadth first search
- Depth first search
- Random search: actually exists
- Predictive search: binary like search which factors in magnititude of search term versus the high and low values in the search. Sometimes called a dictionary search.
- Sequential search
- Select sort for loop with a nested for loop
Sorry if I'm mistaken.
-- CYD
- I totally disagree. One of the key concepts of a wiki is that page authors can mention articles that do not yet exist. This prompts other authors who know about topic to create it. IE: It lets the reader (and thus potential author) know that there is a desire for that article. Also, I think the items should be in the list. Its a list. Its information in-and-of itself. By removing them, you imply that the algorithms themselves don't exist. Rlee0001 01:15 Oct 18, 2002 (UTC)
- It seems from a quick inspection that quite a few of these articles talk about the algorithm without actually specifying it (eg Bresenham's line algorithm). I was under the impression that the latter was the intent of this page: am I wrong? Phil 16:00, Nov 4, 2003 (UTC)
Also those algorithms should be added, that don't exist in Wikipedia yet, to initiate someone to write it. Steven 82.82.117.221 16:03, 4 Nov 2003 (UTC)
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I assume this is a 'List of Algorithms' that simply link to other algorithms. These algorithms, unless I'm mistaken, should also be added:Simplex_algorithm, Knuth-Morris-Pratt_algorithm, and Edmonds-Karp_algorithm
Indefual 19:32, 2003 Dec 6 (UTC)
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Note that there's a lot of overlap between Topics in cryptography and the crypto part of this page. --Tromer 06:32, 2004 Feb 22 (UTC)
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I want to add a page that I created (Floyd's cycle-finding algorithm) but I can't decide which category it should be in. I would assume it should be in the Numerical section, but I just wanted confirmation. --Decrypt3 09:04, May 22, 2004 (UTC)
I added it at the bottom; it's a general combinatorial thingy, really. Charles Matthews 09:22, 22 May 2004 (UTC)
bogo-sort/stupid-sort
if you let these in, you might as well let anyone come up with bogus algorithms. then how about something like this...
i don't sort sort: Here is the pseudocode of the algorithm:
function i_dont_sort_sort(array) return(array)
(prerequisites: data must be sorted to begin with)