# gustavo-depaula/stalin-sort

Add a stalin sort algorithm in any language you like ❣️ if you like give us a ⭐️

Repository: https://github.com/gustavo-depaula/stalin-sort
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/stalin-sort
Language: Rocq Prover
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: stalin-sort, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2025-10-28T16:12:02+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 54/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 49, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2864, "days_push": 309, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1706, forks 187 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:24.950574+00:00)

## What it is
A community-driven collection of implementations of Stalin Sort, a satirical O(n) 'sorting' algorithm that simply eliminates any out-of-order elements. Started as a Hacktoberfest project, it accepts contributions in any programming language.

## Use cases
- learn how the stalin sort joke algorithm works
- find a stalin sort implementation in my favorite language
- contribute code to hacktoberfest
- teach sorting algorithm trade-offs with a humorous example
- compare implementations of the same algorithm across languages

## When to choose
- you want a fun educational example of a joke algorithm
- you need hacktoberfest contribution ideas
- you're teaching algorithm analysis and want a memorable O(n) 'sort' that discards data

## When to avoid
- you need a real sorting algorithm that preserves all elements
- you need production-grade, tested sorting code
- you need stable or correct ordering of arbitrary input

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: math, developer-tools
- domain: education, programming-languages
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: stalin-sort, joke-algorithm, sorting, hacktoberfest, educational, multi-language-implementations, algorithms

## Member repositories
- gustavo-depaula/stalin-sort (main) score 54

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:24.950574+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:37:29.287838+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/gustavo-depaula/stalin-sort (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:24.950574+00:00, sha 9dabcf5d2fba)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.