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Sorting and pagination

sort(), limit(), skip() — and why skip() stops working at scale.

By the end: Return page N of a sorted result set, and know what that costs.

1. Sorting results

   Sort MongoDB results with sort({ field: 1 }) for ascending and -1 for descending, including multi-field sorts.

2. limit(), skip(), and why big skips hurt

   Paginate MongoDB results with limit() and skip(), and why skip() gets slower the deeper into the results you go.

• Sort, skip, limit (page 2)