Introduction Quicksort is most people's go to sort function and that's not a bad thing because it's a really good general purpose sorting algorithm. A good implementation is really fast and, being an in place algorithm, it uses very little memory. The big drawback of Quicksort is that it's non-stable. This means there are some … Continue reading Mergesort in C
General Comparison Functions in C
Introduction `qsort`, `heapsort`, `mergesort`, `bsearch`, and many more search and sort functions all take a `compar` argument to determine the sorting order of elements in an array. The `compar` function takes the form `int (*compar)(const void *, const void *)`. The `compar` function's parameters are the address of two of the elements in the … Continue reading General Comparison Functions in C
Softening the Tacoma TRD Sport Ride
Introduction The TRD Sport is known to have the hardest ride of any of the Tacoma trims. You'd except this from the Sport model with a sport tuned suspension. Out of all the trims the Sport has the least body roll and is the best handling Tacoma. As with all sport suspensions, this comes at … Continue reading Softening the Tacoma TRD Sport Ride
KDocker 5.2 Released
This isn't a huge release but includes a very nice new feature. Lock to desktop! This will force the an application to always open on same desktop (when using multiple desktop workspaces) that it was originally docked on. The default behavior is to still to open on the current desktop. The source code for this … Continue reading KDocker 5.2 Released
Went Back to the TRD Sport
Introduction Awhile back I wrote about my experience with the TRD Sport and TRD Pro where I concluded the Sport is better suited for me. Since writing that post, knowing that the Pro just isn't right has been nagging at me. The ride and handling are the biggest things I keep coming back to. Spur of … Continue reading Went Back to the TRD Sport
Quicksort in C
Introduction Quicksort is one of the most common sorting algorithms and one of the most efficient. It's so common that it's part of C89. That said, it's still good to know how it works, its strengths, and it's weaknesses. It takes as a divide and conquer approach to sorting. An element is selected as a … Continue reading Quicksort in C
My Experience with Owning a Tacoma TRD Sport and TRD Pro
Introduction So far, I’ve had three Toyota Tacomas, a 2nd gen and two 3rd gens. The reason I’ve had two 3rd gens is because I leased the first one. When the 2016 3rd gen was released I wasn’t sure how good it was going to be. Especially with competition from the rereleased Chevy Colorado. My … Continue reading My Experience with Owning a Tacoma TRD Sport and TRD Pro
