diff --git a/dyaml/constructor.d b/dyaml/constructor.d
index f083045..5f13628 100644
--- a/dyaml/constructor.d
+++ b/dyaml/constructor.d
@@ -428,11 +428,11 @@ long constructLong(ref Node node)
         //Zero.
         if(value == "0")               {result = cast(long)0;}
         //Binary.
-        else if(value.startsWith("0b")){result = sign * parse!int(value[2 .. $], 2);}
+        else if(value.startsWith("0b")){result = sign * to!int(value[2 .. $], 2);}
         //Hexadecimal.
-        else if(value.startsWith("0x")){result = sign * parse!int(value[2 .. $], 16);}
+        else if(value.startsWith("0x")){result = sign * to!int(value[2 .. $], 16);}
         //Octal.
-        else if(value[0] == '0')       {result = sign * parse!int(value, 8);}
+        else if(value[0] == '0')       {result = sign * to!int(value, 8);}
         //Sexagesimal.
         else if(value.canFind(":"))
         {
diff --git a/dyaml/emitter.d b/dyaml/emitter.d
index 70178a2..7e9ccf8 100644
--- a/dyaml/emitter.d
+++ b/dyaml/emitter.d
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 //          Copyright Ferdinand Majerech 2011.
 // Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
 //    (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
@@ -1585,7 +1584,7 @@ struct ScalarWriter
         }
 
         ///Determine hints (indicators) for block scalar.
-        size_t determineBlockHints(ref char[] hints, uint bestIndent) const pure @trusted 
+        size_t determineBlockHints(char[] hints, uint bestIndent) const pure @trusted 
         {
             size_t hintsIdx = 0;
             if(text_.length == 0){return hintsIdx;}
diff --git a/dyaml/reader.d b/dyaml/reader.d
index 22f9238..cdc6b2a 100644
--- a/dyaml/reader.d
+++ b/dyaml/reader.d
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ final class Reader
             try for(size_t c = 0; chars && !decoder_.done;)
             {
                 const slice = decoder_.getDChars(chars);
-                buffer_[oldLength + c .. oldLength + c + slice.length] = slice;
+                buffer_[oldLength + c .. oldLength + c + slice.length] = slice[];
                 c += slice.length;
                 chars -= slice.length;
             }
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ struct UTFBlockDecoder(size_t bufferSize_) if (bufferSize_ % 2 == 0)
  *
  * Returns: True if all the characters are printable, false otherwise.
  */
-bool printable(const ref dchar[] chars) pure @safe nothrow
+bool printable(const dchar[] chars) pure @safe nothrow
 {
     foreach(c; chars)
     {