New to std.algorithm and generics, no idea how to make simple things to work

[bearophile]

newguy:

> Still, feels quite complicated. I hope it's worth it in the 
> long run :)

It is complicated. Other parts of Phobos are both less complex 
and more useful. This means you have chosen a bad part of Phobos 
:-)

Bye,
bearophile