Sound of Sorting

Sorting processes are essential components of codes and algorithms in their everyday processing of data. They bring order to the data sets that is based on values and parameters, which they had received beforehand. Unlike humans, who solve such tasks in a way that is slower, more intuitive, and mainly visual, computers are challenged to execute tasks with maximum efficiency in terms of time, storage, and resources.

For example, these processes sort search results by hit ratios, transport routes according to distance, or workflows by dependency on one other. Each process reaches the same goal with different procedures. If one then associates a sound with each data set and plays it, as soon as the sorting process edits this data set, unique rhythms and melodies emerge.