A Beginner's Guide to Implementing Odd-Even Sort / Brick Sort Sort: An Example in JavaScript.

Brick sort is a sorting algorithm that is similar to bubble sort, but elements are compared and swapped in blocks, rather than individually. This can lead to faster sorting times, especially when the input data is already partially sorted or has a consistent block structure.

In the example I provided, the brickSort function takes in an array as an argument and assigns the variable "blockSize" to 1.

It then enters a do-while loop that continues to run as long as the "swapped" variable is true. Within the do-while loop, there are two for loops. The outer for loop iterates over the array with a step size of the current block size. The inner for loop compares and swaps adjacent elements within the current block.

If any swaps are made, the "swapped" variable is set to true, signaling that the array is not yet fully sorted. Once the inner for loop completes, the outer for loop moves to the next block and continues until all elements have been compared and swapped.

The outer for loop with step size of block size, breaks the array into blocks, in each iteration. The inner for loop compares and swaps the elements within the current block.

After the inner for loop completes, the outer for loop increases the block size by 1 and continues the process until the whole array is sorted.

Finally, the sorted array is returned.

It's important to note that brick sort is not considered a efficient sorting algorithm and not widely used in practice due to its slow performance for large inputs.

Here is an example of how to implement brick sort in JavaScript:

function brickSort(arr) {
  let blockSize = 1;
  let swapped;
  do {
    swapped = false;
    for (let i = 0; i < arr.length - blockSize; i += blockSize) {
      for (let j = i; j < i + blockSize; j++) {
        if (arr[j] > arr[j + 1]) {
          [arr[j], arr[j + 1]] = [arr[j + 1], arr[j]];
          swapped = true;
        }
      }
    }
    blockSize++;
  } while (swapped);
  return arr;
}
console.log(brickSort([3, 1, 4, 1, 5, 9, 2, 6, 5, 3, 5]));

In this example, the brickSort function takes in an array as an argument and assigns the variable "blockSize" to 1. It then enters a do-while loop that continues to run as long as the "swapped" variable is true. Within the do-while loop, there are two for loops. The outer for loop iterates over the array with a step size of the current block size. The inner for loop compares and swaps adjacent elements within the current block. If any swaps are made, the "swapped" variable is set to true, signaling that the array is not yet fully sorted. Once the inner for loop completes, the outer for loop moves to the next block and continues until all elements have been compared and swapped. Finally, the sorted array is returned.

It's important to note that brick sort is not considered a efficient sorting algorithm and not widely used in practice due to its slow performance for large inputs.