Chapter 8Programming Problems Using Heap Memory
8.1 Sort an Array
This problem asks you to write a program that reads integers from a file, sorts the numbers, and writes the sorted numbers to another file.
8.1.1 Generate Test Input and Expected Output
A common problem for many software developers is to create versatile test cases. If a developer types test cases by hand, only small test cases can be created. Without good test cases, it is difficult to test whether a sorting program is correct. Without a correct sorting program, it is difficult to generate large test cases. Fortunately, for sorting integers, two Linux commands can solve this problem easily: (1) The shuf command can shuffle numbers. (2) The sort ...
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