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Selection Sort in Ruby (See related posts)

Simple implimentation of a selection sort in ruby

def selection_sort(list)
  return list if list.size <= 1 # already sorted

  0.upto(list.length-2) do |i|
    min = i # smallest value
    (i+1).upto(list.length-1) { |j| min = j if list[j] < list[min] } # find new smallest
    list[i], list[min] = list[min], list[i] if i != min #swap values
  end

  list
end

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