"min" and "max"

[Paul Backus]

On Tuesday, 9 August 2022 at 23:35:23 UTC, pascal111 wrote:
> "min" and "max" in "std.algorithm" can be used with single 
> values to pick up the min and max values, but it didn't mention 
> how they can be used with ranges in the documentation:
>
> https://dlang.org/phobos/std_algorithm_comparison.html#.min

The docs do mention `minElement` and `maxElement` (the range 
versions) under the "See Also" heading, but you're right that 
it's not super clear *why* they're mentioned.