diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 535263c3df..0e5d58ecc3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ install(FILES "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/std/net.zig" DESTINATION "${ZIG_STD_DEST}")
 install(FILES "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/std/os.zig" DESTINATION "${ZIG_STD_DEST}")
 install(FILES "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/std/rand.zig" DESTINATION "${ZIG_STD_DEST}")
 install(FILES "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/std/rand_test.zig" DESTINATION "${ZIG_STD_DEST}")
+install(FILES "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/std/sort.zig" DESTINATION "${ZIG_STD_DEST}")
 install(FILES "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/std/str.zig" DESTINATION "${ZIG_STD_DEST}")
 install(FILES "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/std/test_runner.zig" DESTINATION "${ZIG_STD_DEST}")
 install(FILES "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/std/test_runner_libc.zig" DESTINATION "${ZIG_STD_DEST}")
diff --git a/doc/langref.md b/doc/langref.md
index 0e6465098a..dc1a998eae 100644
--- a/doc/langref.md
+++ b/doc/langref.md
@@ -384,18 +384,18 @@ the memory size given that you didn't actually hit your upper bound.
 
 The allocated memory contents are undefined.
 
-### @typeof(expression) -> type
+### @typeOf(expression) -> type
 
 This function returns a compile-time constant, which is the type of the
 expression passed as an argument. The expression is *not evaluated*.
 
-### @sizeof(inline T: type) -> (number literal)
+### @sizeOf(inline T: type) -> (number literal)
 
 This function returns the number of bytes it takes to store T in memory.
 
 The result is a target-specific compile time constant.
 
-### @alignof(inline T: type) -> (number literal)
+### @alignOf(inline T: type) -> (number literal)
 
 This function returns the number of bytes that this type should be aligned to
 for the current target.
diff --git a/std/index.zig b/std/index.zig
index 0f6fe974ef..c4a18cbbe8 100644
--- a/std/index.zig
+++ b/std/index.zig
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ pub const os = @import("os.zig");
 pub const math = @import("math.zig");
 pub const str = @import("str.zig");
 pub const cstr = @import("cstr.zig");
+pub const sort = @import("sort.zig");
 pub const net = @import("net.zig");
 pub const list = @import("list.zig");
 pub const hash_map = @import("hash_map.zig");
diff --git a/std/sort.zig b/std/sort.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..562864ca89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/std/sort.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+const assert = @import("debug.zig").assert;
+const str = @import("str.zig");
+const mem = @import("mem.zig");
+const math = @import("math.zig");
+
+pub const Cmp = math.Cmp;
+
+pub fn sort(inline T: type, array: []T, inline cmp: fn(a: &const T, b: &const T)->Cmp) {
+    if (array.len > 0) {
+        quicksort(T, array, 0, array.len - 1, cmp);
+    }
+}
+
+fn quicksort(inline T: type, array: []T, left: usize, right: usize, inline cmp: fn(a: &const T, b: &const T)->Cmp) {
+    var i = left;
+    var j = right;
+    const p = (i + j) / 2;
+
+    while (i <= j) {
+        while (cmp(array[i], array[p]) == Cmp.Less) {
+            i += 1;
+        }
+        while (cmp(array[j], array[p]) == Cmp.Greater) {
+            j -= 1;
+        }
+        if (i <= j) {
+            const tmp = array[i];
+            array[i] = array[j];
+            array[j] = tmp;
+            i += 1;
+            if (j > 0) j -= 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (left < j) quicksort(T, array, left, j, cmp);
+    if (i < right) quicksort(T, array, i, right, cmp);
+}
+
+pub fn i32asc(a: &const i32, b: &const i32) -> Cmp {
+   return if (*a > *b) Cmp.Greater else if (*a < *b) Cmp.Less else Cmp.Equal
+}
+
+pub fn i32desc(a: &const i32, b: &const i32) -> Cmp {
+    reverse(i32asc(a, b))
+}
+
+pub fn u8asc(a: &const u8, b: &const u8) -> Cmp {
+    if (*a > *b) Cmp.Greater else if (*a < *b) Cmp.Less else Cmp.Equal
+}
+
+pub fn u8desc(a: &const u8, b: &const u8) -> Cmp {
+    reverse(u8asc(a, b))
+}
+
+fn reverse(was: Cmp) -> Cmp {
+    if (was == Cmp.Greater) Cmp.Less else if (was == Cmp.Less) Cmp.Greater else Cmp.Equal
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------
+// tests
+
+fn testSort() {
+    @setFnTest(this);
+
+    const u8cases = [][][]u8 {
+        [][]u8{"", ""},
+        [][]u8{"a", "a"},
+        [][]u8{"az", "az"},
+        [][]u8{"za", "az"},
+        [][]u8{"asdf", "adfs"},
+        [][]u8{"one", "eno"},
+    };
+
+    for (u8cases) |case| {
+        var buf: [8]u8 = undefined;
+        const slice = buf[0...case[0].len];
+        mem.copy(u8, slice, case[0]);
+        sort(u8, slice, u8asc);
+        assert(str.eql(slice, case[1]));
+    }
+
+    const i32cases = [][][]i32 {
+        [][]i32{[]i32{}, []i32{}},
+        [][]i32{[]i32{1}, []i32{1}},
+        [][]i32{[]i32{0, 1}, []i32{0, 1}},
+        [][]i32{[]i32{1, 0}, []i32{0, 1}},
+        [][]i32{[]i32{1, -1, 0}, []i32{-1, 0, 1}},
+        [][]i32{[]i32{2, 1, 3}, []i32{1, 2, 3}},
+    };
+
+    for (i32cases) |case| {
+        var buf: [8]i32 = undefined;
+        const slice = buf[0...case[0].len];
+        mem.copy(i32, slice, case[0]);
+        sort(i32, slice, i32asc);
+        assert(str.sliceEql(i32, slice, case[1]));
+    }
+}
+
+fn testSortDesc() {
+    @setFnTest(this);
+
+    const rev_cases = [][][]i32 {
+        [][]i32{[]i32{}, []i32{}},
+        [][]i32{[]i32{1}, []i32{1}},
+        [][]i32{[]i32{0, 1}, []i32{1, 0}},
+        [][]i32{[]i32{1, 0}, []i32{1, 0}},
+        [][]i32{[]i32{1, -1, 0}, []i32{1, 0, -1}},
+        [][]i32{[]i32{2, 1, 3}, []i32{3, 2, 1}},
+    };
+
+    for (rev_cases) |case| {
+        var buf: [8]i32 = undefined;
+        const slice = buf[0...case[0].len];
+        mem.copy(i32, slice, case[0]);
+        sort(i32, slice, i32desc);
+        assert(str.sliceEql(i32, slice, case[1]));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/run_tests.cpp b/test/run_tests.cpp
index 91f9e74db1..7ecc1ca36c 100644
--- a/test/run_tests.cpp
+++ b/test/run_tests.cpp
@@ -1590,6 +1590,11 @@ fn privateFunction() { }
         )SOURCE");
     }
 
+    add_compile_fail_case("container init with non-type", R"SOURCE(
+const zero: i32 = 0;
+const a = zero{1};
+    )SOURCE", 1, ".tmp_source.zig:3:11: error: expected type, found 'i32'");
+
 }
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////