For anyone following this thread, great news! Sorting your models client-side is no longer in the realm of code! With the release of Skuid Millau, there is now a declarative “Sort Model” action! See the following documentation for details:
https://docs.skuid.com/v11.0.1/en/skuid/action-framework/#sort-model
I personally cannot wait to replace the multiple places I’ve used the above JS.