Merge Sort

Josephine Gyamera
4 min readMar 8, 2024

Sorting, Data Structures & Algorithms

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In my previous blog, we explored insertion sort, a method that, while functional, lacked efficiency. In this blog, let’s delve into a more effective sorting technique: merge sort.

Merge sort operates on the divide and conquer principle. As the name suggests, it involves three key steps: splitting, sorting, and merging. Here’s a closer look at each:

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