
def merge(l, r)
result = []
while l.size > 0 and r.size > 0 do
if l.first < r.first
result << l.shift
else
result << r.shift
end
end
if l.size > 0
result += l
end
if r.size > 0
result += r
end
return result
end
def merge_sort(a)
return a if a.size <= 1
middle = a.size / 2
left = merge_sort(a[0, middle])
right = merge_sort(a[middle, a.size - middle])
merge(left, right)
end


