Blazing Fast Merge with Loser Trees

This talk explores the challenges of efficient sorting and merging of ordered sequences, introducing the Loser Tree algorithm as a theoretical solution. The speaker details how Go generics enabled an efficient implementation, the process of profiling and benchmarking for optimization, and practical applications in systems like Prometheus, Pyroscope, and Grafana Loki. Attendees will gain awareness of a new open-source package and insights into generic interface design.