An interactive concept flow for choosing a search or sorting strategy, from its assumptions through the main operation and boundary checks.
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readySearch and sorting choices depend on what is already known about the data and what operations the product needs. A sorted array supports binary search because its order lets each comparison eliminate half the remaining candidates. An unsorted collection cannot safely use that shortcut.
Use the stages in order to explain choosing a search or sorting strategy. Each stage makes one assumption visible: what the operation promises, what representation it uses, how state changes, which boundary can invalidate a shortcut, and what evidence confirms the result.
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