For what it's worth, in Elixir you might write something along the lines of the following (this is a rough translation, I haven't tested it):
IO.stream(:stdio, :line)
|> Stream.map(&String.trim_trailing/1)
|> Enum.uniq()
|> Enum.map(&String.duplicate(&1, 1))
|> Enum.sort()
|> Enum.each(&IO.puts/1)
This is not equivalent in style or presentation to: stdin
.byLine(KeepTerminator.yes)
.uniq
.map!(a => a.idup)
.array
.sort
.copy(stdout.lockingTextWriter());
Personally, I find the D version visually unappealing (and confusing), especially the way "stdin" sits alone on its own line, followed by a sequence of indented method calls. The excessive use of dots combined with the indentation structure makes it look, to me, rather awkward.That is just my own opinion.