Post #3360288
2026-06-20 12:53 UTC
I do want to be pedantic, and a simple sort doesn’t satisfy the definition of Recommender systems, which is what the word “algorithm” means in this context.
Yes, sorting is an algorithm in the mathematical or CS sense, but I’d argue that the word has split into two meanings by now.
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@autriyo@feddit.org 2026-06-20 13:48
Fair enough, I started studying for Engineering recently, and by now I’ve definitely have some math brainrot.
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@teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 2026-06-20 18:25
Either way you’re sorting. The difference is what value you’re using the sort by.