An Interactive Sorting Walkthrough

Compare a packaged sorting visualization with a flow diagram. This article belongs to the synthetic M7 After inspection collection; its numbers, experiments, and local materials are fictional.

Make each sorting pass observable

The input starts as 9, 3, 7, 1, 5. Each button press performs a bounded bubble-sort pass. Reset restores the original sequence; no state is saved outside the active demo.

Interactive demoA local sorting demonstration with visible steps.Running this owner-authored example can contact network destinations and disclose your network address and request data. It has no blog or owner privileges. Browser network rules apply. Stop or close it to end this session.Execution is opt-in and remains subject to browser/resource verification.Download package (does not execute)Large diagrams are paged; the complete source below includes all connections, including cross-page edges.Three distinct steps in a fictional workflow.

flowchart TD
A[Prepare input] --> B[Inspect representation]
B[Inspect representation] --> C[Compare result]

Inspect the initial sequence.
Advance at least two passes.
Reset and compare.
Stop the active demo.

if (values[i] > values[i + 1]) {
  [values[i], values[i + 1]] = [values[i + 1], values[i]];
}

Continue inspecting

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