diff --git a/source/lexer/lexer.hon b/source/lexer/lexer.hon
index 6bfd666..48ab535 100644
--- a/source/lexer/lexer.hon
+++ b/source/lexer/lexer.hon
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import "@std/strmap"
 
 import "@source/strpool"
 
-keywords std.StaticStringMap(TokenKind) :: strmap.init([
+keywords std.StringMap(TokenKind) :: strmap.init([
 	{ "proc", .proc },
 	{ "return", .return },
 	{ "if", .if },
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ scan proc(state @mut State, input []u8) void ! (mem.AllocError | strpool.InternE
 
         # comments
         if char == '#' {
+            # fixme(brolang): while currently requires curly braces but this should be legal
+            #while (cursor < input.len and input[cursor] != '\n') cursor += 1
+
             while cursor < input.len and input[cursor] != '\n' : cursor += 1 {}
             continue
         }
@@ -96,9 +99,7 @@ scan proc(state @mut State, input []u8) void ! (mem.AllocError | strpool.InternE
             has_decimal bool = false
 
             # scan integer part
-            while cursor < input.len and is_digit(input[cursor]) {
-                cursor += 1
-            }
+            while cursor < input.len and is_digit(input[cursor]) : cursor += 1 {}
 
             # check for decimal point
             if cursor < input.len and input[cursor] == '.' {
@@ -110,18 +111,21 @@ scan proc(state @mut State, input []u8) void ! (mem.AllocError | strpool.InternE
             if has_decimal and (cursor >= input.len or !is_digit(input[cursor])) {
                 token :: tokens.items.len
 	            try arraylist.append(tokens, Token{ kind = .invalid, start = start })
-	            try arraylist.append(diagnostics, ScanDiagnostic{ token = token, message = "float must end with a digit" })
+	            try arraylist.append(diagnostics, ScanDiagnostic{
+	                token = token,
+	                message = "float must end with a digit",
+	            })
 	            continue
             }
 
             # scan decimal part
             while cursor < input.len and is_digit(input[cursor]) : cursor += 1 {}
 
-            if has_decimal {
+            if (has_decimal)
                 try arraylist.append(tokens, Token{ kind = .float, start = start })
-            } else {
+            else
                 try arraylist.append(tokens, Token{ kind = .int, start = start })
-            }
+
             continue
         }
 
@@ -184,7 +188,10 @@ scan proc(state @mut State, input []u8) void ! (mem.AllocError | strpool.InternE
         # invalid character
         token :: tokens.items.len
         try arraylist.append(tokens, Token{ kind = .invalid, start = cursor })
-        try arraylist.append(diagnostics, ScanDiagnostic{ token = token, message = "invalid character" })
+        try arraylist.append(diagnostics, ScanDiagnostic{
+            token = token,
+            message = "invalid character",
+        })
         cursor += 1
     }
 
diff --git a/source/strpool/strpool.hon b/source/strpool/strpool.hon
index a21ba6c..5c55de1 100644
--- a/source/strpool/strpool.hon
+++ b/source/strpool/strpool.hon
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import "@std/mem"
 import "@std/arraylist"
 import "@std/hashmap"
-import "@std/testing"
 
 # cross-cutting concern, hence global singleton (owned by main.hon)
 strings StringPool = undefined
@@ -64,25 +63,3 @@ get_str proc(pool @StringPool, id StringId) ?[]u8 {
 get_id proc(pool @StringPool, str []u8) ?StringId {
 	return hashmap.get(&pool.ids, str)
 }
-
-handles_intern test {
-	pool StringPool = init(mem.c_allocator)
-	defer deinit(&pool)
-
-	input [5]mut u8 = ['h', 'e', 'l', 'l', 'o']
-	id :: try intern(&pool, input[..])
-	duplicate :: try intern(&pool, "hello")
-	input[0] = 'j'
-
-	same_id :: get_id(&pool, "hello")
-	mutated_id :: get_id(&pool, input[..])
-	hello_str :: get_str(&pool, id)
-	invalid_str :: get_str(&pool, id + 1)
-
-	try testing.expect_equal(0, id)
-	try testing.expect_equal(id, duplicate)
-	try testing.expect_equal(id, same_id?)
-	try testing.expect_equal(null, mutated_id)
-	try testing.expect_equal(null, invalid_str)
-	try testing.expect_equal("hello", hello_str?)
-}
diff --git a/source/strpool/strpool.test.hon b/source/strpool/strpool.test.hon
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d5d48c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/strpool/strpool.test.hon
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import "@std/mem"
+import "@std/testing"
+
+handles_intern test {
+	pool StringPool = init(mem.c_allocator)
+	defer deinit(&pool)
+
+	input [5]mut u8 = ['h', 'e', 'l', 'l', 'o']
+	id :: try intern(&pool, input[..])
+	duplicate :: try intern(&pool, "hello")
+	input[0] = 'j'
+
+	same_id :: get_id(&pool, "hello")
+	mutated_id :: get_id(&pool, input[..])
+	hello_str :: get_str(&pool, id)
+	invalid_str :: get_str(&pool, id + 1)
+
+	try testing.expect_equal(0, id)
+	try testing.expect_equal(id, duplicate)
+	try testing.expect_equal(id, same_id?)
+	try testing.expect_equal(null, mutated_id)
+	try testing.expect_equal(null, invalid_str)
+	try testing.expect_equal("hello", hello_str?)
+}
diff --git a/std/std.hon b/std/std.hon
index 0c05558..813b250 100644
--- a/std/std.hon
+++ b/std/std.hon
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ Io :: alias io.Io
 EnumMap :: alias enums.EnumMap
 ArrayList :: alias arraylist.ArrayList
 StringHashMap :: alias hashmap.StringHashMap
-StaticStringMap :: alias strmap.StaticStringMap
+StringMap :: alias strmap.StringMap
diff --git a/std/strmap/strmap.hon b/std/strmap/strmap.hon
index e8022cd..de45d93 100644
--- a/std/strmap/strmap.hon
+++ b/std/strmap/strmap.hon
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import "@std/mem"
 
-StaticStringMap proc($V type) type {
+StringMap proc($V type) type {
 	return struct {
 		keys [][]u8
 		values []V
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ hide Pair proc($V type) type {
 	return struct { []u8, V }
 }
 
-init proc($V type, $N usize, $entries [N]Pair(V)) StaticStringMap(V) {
+#! initializes a static string map from a list of key-value pairs (constructed at compile-time).
+init proc($V type, $N usize, $entries [N]Pair(V)) StringMap(V) {
 	if N > usize(maxval!(u32)) {
 		compile_error!("static string map has too many entries")
 	}
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ init proc($V type, $N usize, $entries [N]Pair(V)) StaticStringMap(V) {
 
 	if N == 0 {
 		len_indexes [0]u32 = undefined
-		return StaticStringMap(V){
+		return StringMap(V){
 			keys = keys[..],
 			values = values[..],
 			len_indexes = len_indexes[..],
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ init proc($V type, $N usize, $entries [N]Pair(V)) StaticStringMap(V) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	# fixme: insertion sort is compile-time O(N^2); replace if large maps affect builds
+	# fixme: insertion sort is compile-time O(N²); replace if large maps affect builds
 	for 1..N |i| {
 		key :: keys[i]
 		value :: values[i]
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ init proc($V type, $N usize, $entries [N]Pair(V)) StaticStringMap(V) {
 		len_indexes[length] = u32(entry_index)
 	}
 
-	return StaticStringMap(V) {
+	return StringMap(V) {
 		keys = keys[..],
 		values = values[..],
 		len_indexes = len_indexes[..],
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ init proc($V type, $N usize, $entries [N]Pair(V)) StaticStringMap(V) {
 	}
 }
 
-get proc($V type, map @StaticStringMap(V), key []u8) ?V {
+get proc($V type, map @StringMap(V), key []u8) ?V {
 	if (map.keys.len == 0 or key.len > maxval!(u32)) return null
 
 	length u32 = u32(key.len)
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ get proc($V type, map @StaticStringMap(V), key []u8) ?V {
 	idx usize = usize(map.len_indexes[usize(length)])
 	while idx < map.keys.len : idx += 1 {
 		candidate :: map.keys[idx]
-		if (candidate.len != key.len) return null
+		if (candidate.len != key.len) return null # key not found
 		if mem.eql(u8, candidate, key) return map.values[idx]
 	}
 	return null