Gnome Sort, a Variant of Insertion Sort

Last time, we discussed a sorting technique known as insertion sort. It is a very good sorting procedure and the simplest sorting algorithm for short lists and small amount of data. For larger lists, it’s running time increases exponentially which renders it inefficient. A number of variations have also been introduced to insertion sort, some of which are more efficient and some are equally good. Shell sort and Gnome Sort are two such variations. I prefer Gnome Sort so I will explain it to you in this article.