define([], function() {

  /** Used as a safe reference for `undefined` in pre-ES5 environments. */
  var undefined;

  /**
   * The base implementation of `compareAscending` which compares values and
   * sorts them in ascending order without guaranteeing a stable sort.
   *
   * @private
   * @param {*} value The value to compare.
   * @param {*} other The other value to compare.
   * @returns {number} Returns the sort order indicator for `value`.
   */
  function baseCompareAscending(value, other) {
    if (value !== other) {
      var valIsNull = value === null,
          valIsUndef = value === undefined,
          valIsReflexive = value === value;

      var othIsNull = other === null,
          othIsUndef = other === undefined,
          othIsReflexive = other === other;

      if ((value > other && !othIsNull) || !valIsReflexive ||
          (valIsNull && !othIsUndef && othIsReflexive) ||
          (valIsUndef && othIsReflexive)) {
        return 1;
      }
      if ((value < other && !valIsNull) || !othIsReflexive ||
          (othIsNull && !valIsUndef && valIsReflexive) ||
          (othIsUndef && valIsReflexive)) {
        return -1;
      }
    }
    return 0;
  }

  return baseCompareAscending;
});