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Learn how insertion sort works, its time complexity, and why it's ideal for small datasets and nearly sorted arrays

Nov 29, 2025 · 6 min read · saptarshisarkar.hashnode.dev  
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Saptarshi Sarkar is a backend and platform engineer working on scalable infrastructure for AI applications. He enjoys bridging enterprise backends with machine learning systems, with recent projects including a distributed AI inference mesh and Zero-Trust security analysis for Kubernetes clusters. He maintains original projects like Drifty and dl-java-labs while contributing to community projects like OpenSRE.

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