Code doesn't work - why?

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On Wednesday, 17 September 2014 at 21:45:01 UTC, Robin wrote:
> This is actually a good question as this code isn't really 
> complex or doesn't require the best possible performance.
> But in case I will ever need optimum performance I should have 
> learned how to handle tasks with value types which is the main 
> reason why I chose them instead of reference types - for 
> learning purposes.
>
> - can't hurt! ;)
>
> Regards,
> Rob

Probably also has applicability when creating compile-time data
structures that have scope-limited lifetimes.