diff --git a/sorting/int.go b/sorting/int.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c85df5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sorting/int.go
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package sorting
+
+type IntSort []int
+
+func (items IntSort) Len() int {
+	return len(items)
+}
+
+func (items IntSort) Swap(i, j int) {
+	items[i], items[j] = items[j], items[i]
+}
+
+func (items IntSort) Less(i, j int) bool {
+	return items[i] < items[j]
+}
diff --git a/sorting/selection.go b/sorting/selection.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..70ca66a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sorting/selection.go
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package sorting
+
+type selection struct{}
+
+func (*selection) Sort(items Sortable) {
+	len := items.Len()
+	for i := 0; i < len; i++ {
+		min := i
+		for j := i + 1; j < len; j++ {
+			if items.Less(j, min) {
+				min = j
+			}
+		}
+		items.Swap(min, i)
+	}
+}
+
+func NewSelection() Sorter {
+	return &selection{}
+}
diff --git a/sorting/sort.go b/sorting/sort.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..970a9e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sorting/sort.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package sorting
+
+type Sortable interface {
+	Len() int
+	Swap(i, j int)
+	Less(i, j int) bool
+}
+
+type Sorter interface {
+	Sort(Sortable)
+	// TODO: add generic slice sort when type variables are landed
+	// SortSlice[T any](T, func(i, j int) bool)
+}
diff --git a/sorting/sort_test.go b/sorting/sort_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24b6d0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sorting/sort_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package sorting
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestSelection(t *testing.T) {
+	CheckSorter(NewSelection())
+}
diff --git a/sorting/testing.go b/sorting/testing.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b5ec50b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sorting/testing.go
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package sorting
+
+import (
+	"log"
+	"math/rand"
+	"sort"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func SameInts(a, b []int) bool {
+	if len(a) != len(b) {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	for i := 0; i < len(a); i++ {
+		if a[i] != b[i] {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+
+	return true
+}
+
+func CheckSorter(s Sorter) {
+	rand.Seed(time.Now().Unix())
+
+	actual := rand.Perm(100)
+	expected := make([]int, len(actual))
+	copy(expected, actual)
+
+	s.Sort(IntSort(actual))
+	sort.Sort(IntSort(expected))
+
+	if !SameInts(actual, expected) {
+		log.Fatalf("wrong order:\n actual:\t%v\n expected:\t%v\n", actual, expected)
+	}
+}