Question

can it be sorting

Answer 1

I’m not sure what “it” refers to — do you mean sorting data in code, sorting items in a spreadsheet, picking a sorting algorithm, or something else? Give me the context (language/app, data type, size, stable required, ascending/descending) and I’ll show the right method.

Quick summary of common options and examples:

- Python
- In-place: list.sort(key=..., reverse=True)
- Return new: sorted(iterable, key=..., reverse=True)
- Example: nums.sort() or people.sort(key=lambda p: p["age"])
- JavaScript
- array.sort(compareFn)
- Numeric: arr.sort((a,b) => a - b)
- Java
- Arrays.sort(array) or Collections.sort(list)
- Custom: implement Comparable or use Comparator
- C++
- std::sort(begin, end) or std::stable_sort(begin, end)
- SQL
- ORDER BY column ASC|DESC
- Excel / Google Sheets
- Data → Sort range/Sort sheet
- Algorithm choices
- General-purpose: quicksort (fast average), mergesort (stable), heapsort (in-place)
- For small arrays: insertion sort
- For integers with limited range: counting sort or radix sort
- External/large data: external merge sort

If you tell me what you’re trying to sort and where (language/app) I’ll give a specific solution and code.