# All About Mergesort

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**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [July 4, 2015, 7:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/all-about-mergesort/633427 "2015-07-04T07:04:54Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 4, 2015, 7:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/all-about-mergesort/633427/1 "2015-07-04T07:04:54Z")

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by [kirupa](http://www.kirupa.com/me/index.htm) | 4 July 2015

One of the most popular sorting algorithms you'll bump into is **mergesort**. It was designed in the 1940's when [dinosaurs roamed the jungles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertie_the_Dinosaur#/media/File:Gertie_the_dinosaur_standing_on_a_cliff_edge_looking_at_a_mastodon_frame.jpg):

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [http://www.kirupa.com/sorts/mergesort.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/sorts/mergesort.htm)