diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index edfab0f0a8..1afbdd68b1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ on:
       - "**.md"
 
 jobs:
-  code-formatting:
+  code-formatting-perf-regressions:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     timeout-minutes: 30
     env:
-      VFLAGS: -cc tcc
+      VFLAGS: -cc gcc
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: Environment info
@@ -25,35 +25,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: v test-fmt
         run: ./v -silent test-fmt
 
-  #  v-fmt:
-  #    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-  #    timeout-minutes: 30
-  #    steps:
-  #    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-  #    - name: getting all branch metainfo from github
-  #      run: |
-  #          git fetch --no-tags --prune --depth=1 origin +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*
-  #          echo "Changed files compared to origin/master are:" && git diff --name-status origin/master HEAD -- '*.v'
-  #    - name: Build v (there is no need for dependencies for fmt)
-  #      run: make -j4
-  #    - name: Build a production cmd/tools/vfmt
-  #      run: ./v -prod -d vfmt cmd/tools/vfmt.v
-  #    - name: Run v fmt -diff on only the changed files. Does NOT fail for now.
-  #      run: git diff --name-status origin/master HEAD -- '*.v' |grep -v '^D'|rev|cut -f1|rev| xargs ./v fmt -noerror -diff
-  #    - name: Run v test-fmt
-  #      run: echo "TODO" #./v test-fmt
-
-  performance-regressions:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    timeout-minutes: 30
-    env:
-      VFLAGS: -cc gcc
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Environment info
-        run: echo $VFLAGS $GITHUB_SHA $GITHUB_REF
-      - name: Build local v
-        run: (make -j4)
+  ## Performance regressions
       - name: Clone & Build vmaster/v
         run: |
           git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/vlang/v vmaster/
@@ -74,6 +46,8 @@ jobs:
       VFLAGS: -cc tcc -no-retry-compilation
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 10
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           sudo rm -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/dotnetdev.list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/microsoft-prod.list; sudo apt-get update;
@@ -128,6 +102,83 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           ./v tutorials/building_a_simple_web_blog_with_vweb/code/blog
 
+      - name: ensure v up works
+        run: |
+          ./v cmd/tools/oldv.v
+          ./cmd/tools/oldv -v HEAD^^^^^
+          cd /tmp/v_at_HEAD_____/
+          ./v version
+          ./v -v up
+          ./v version
+          ./v  -o v2 cmd/v
+          ./v2 -o v3 cmd/v
+
+      - name: Shader examples can be build
+        run: |
+          wget https://github.com/floooh/sokol-tools-bin/archive/pre-feb2021-api-changes.tar.gz
+          tar -xf pre-feb2021-api-changes.tar.gz
+          for f in examples/sokol/02_cubes_glsl/cube_glsl \
+              examples/sokol/03_march_tracing_glsl/rt_glsl \
+              examples/sokol/04_multi_shader_glsl/rt_glsl_puppy \
+              examples/sokol/04_multi_shader_glsl/rt_glsl_march \
+              examples/sokol/05_instancing_glsl/rt_glsl_instancing \
+              ; do \
+                 echo "compiling shader $f.glsl ..."; \
+                 sokol-tools-bin-pre-feb2021-api-changes/bin/linux/sokol-shdc --input $f.glsl --output $f.h --slang glsl330 ; \
+          done
+          for vfile in examples/sokol/0?*/*.v; do echo "compiling $vfile ..."; ./v $vfile ; done
+
+  ## C++
+      - name: Install C++ dependencies
+        run: |
+          sudo rm -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/dotnetdev.list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/microsoft-prod.list;
+          sudo apt-get update;
+          sudo apt-get install --quiet -y postgresql libpq-dev libssl-dev sqlite3 libsqlite3-dev
+          sudo apt-get install --quiet -y libglfw3 libglfw3-dev  libfreetype6-dev  libxi-dev libxcursor-dev libasound2-dev
+          sudo apt-get install --quiet -y valgrind g++-9
+          ## sudo apt-get install --quiet -y libsdl2-dev libsdl2-ttf-dev libsdl2-mixer-dev libsdl2-image-dev
+      - name: Build V
+        run: make -j4
+      - name: g++ version
+        run: g++-9 --version
+      - name: V self compilation with g++
+        run: ./v -cc g++-9 -o v2 cmd/v && ./v2 -cc g++-9 -o v3 cmd/v
+  ##    - name: Running tests with g++
+  ##      run: ./v -cc g++-9 -silent test-self
+
+  ## Cross compilation
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          sudo rm -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/dotnetdev.list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/microsoft-prod.list
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt install --quiet -y mingw-w64 wine-stable winetricks
+      - name: Build V
+        run: make -j4
+      - name: v.c can be compiled and run
+        run: |
+          ./v -os cross -o /tmp/v.c cmd/v
+          gcc  -g -std=gnu11 -w -o v_from_vc /tmp/v.c  -lm -lpthread
+          ls -lart v_from_vc
+          ./v_from_vc version
+      - name: turn off the wine crash dialog
+        run: winetricks nocrashdialog
+      - name: v_win.c can be compiled and run
+        run: |
+          ./v -os windows -o /tmp/v_win.c cmd/v
+          x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc  /tmp/v_win.c -std=c99 -w -municode -o v_from_vc.exe
+          ls -lart v_from_vc.exe
+          wine v_from_vc.exe version
+      - name: hello_world.v can be cross compiled to hello_world.exe
+        run: |
+          ./v -os windows examples/hello_world.v
+          ls -lart examples/hello_world.exe
+          wine examples/hello_world.exe
+      - name: 2048.v can be cross compiled to 2048.exe
+        run: |
+          ./v -os windows examples/2048/2048.v
+          ls -lart examples/2048/2048.exe
+
+
   # Alpine docker pre-built container
   alpine-docker-musl-gcc:
     name: alpine-musl
@@ -437,7 +488,7 @@ jobs:
         run: make -j4 && ./v -cg -cflags -Werror -o v cmd/v
       - name: Self tests (-fsanitize=undefined)
         run: ./v -cflags "-fsanitize=undefined" -o v2 cmd/v && ./v2 -cflags -fsanitize=undefined test-self
-  
+
   tests-sanitize-undefined-gcc:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     timeout-minutes: 30
@@ -483,10 +534,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Self tests (-fsanitize=address)
         run: ASAN_OPTIONS=detect_leaks=0 ./v -cflags -fsanitize=address test-self
       - name: Self tests (V compiled with -fsanitize=address)
-        run: 
+        run:
           ./v -cflags -fsanitize=address -o v cmd/v &&
           ASAN_OPTIONS=detect_leaks=0 ./v -cc tcc test-self -asan-compiler
-  
+
   tests-sanitize-address-msvc:
     runs-on: windows-2019
     timeout-minutes: 30
@@ -535,7 +586,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Self tests (-fsanitize=address)
         run: ASAN_OPTIONS=detect_leaks=0 ./v -cflags -fsanitize=address test-self
       - name: Self tests (V compiled with -fsanitize=address)
-        run: 
+        run:
           ./v -cflags -fsanitize=address -o v cmd/v &&
           ASAN_OPTIONS=detect_leaks=0 ./v -cc tcc test-self -asan-compiler
 
@@ -630,14 +681,6 @@ jobs:
   #     - name: Self tests
   #       run: ./v -silent test-self
 
-  ubuntu-llvm-mingw:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    timeout-minutes: 30
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-  #    - name: Cross-compile V
-  #      run: docker build . -f Dockerfile.cross
-
   windows-gcc:
     runs-on: windows-2019
     timeout-minutes: 30
@@ -725,7 +768,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: v2 self compilation
         run: .\v.exe -o v2.exe cmd/v && .\v2.exe -o v3.exe cmd/v
 
-  windows-tcc64:
+  windows-tcc:
     runs-on: windows-2019
     timeout-minutes: 30
     env:
@@ -770,26 +813,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: v2 self compilation
         run: .\v.exe -o v2.exe cmd/v && .\v2.exe -o v3.exe cmd/v
 
-  windows-tcc32:
-    runs-on: windows-2019
-    timeout-minutes: 30
-    env:
-      VFLAGS: -cc tcc -no-retry-compilation
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
-        with:
-          node-version: 12.x
+  ## tcc32
       - name: Build with make.bat -tcc32
         run: |
+          Remove-Item -Recurse -Force .\thirdparty\tcc
+          .\v.exe wipe-cache
           .\make.bat -tcc32
       - name: Test new v.c
         run: .\v.exe -o v.c cmd/v && .\thirdparty\tcc\tcc.exe -Werror -w -ladvapi32 -bt10 v.c
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: |
-          .\v.exe setup-freetype
-          .\.github\workflows\windows-install-sqlite.bat
-          ## .\.github\workflows\windows-install-sdl.bat
       - name: v doctor
         run: |
           ./v doctor
@@ -815,120 +846,18 @@ jobs:
       - name: v2 self compilation
         run: .\v.exe -o v2.exe cmd/v && .\v2.exe -o v3.exe cmd/v
 
-  compilable-v-c-and-v-win-c:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    timeout-minutes: 30
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: |
-          sudo rm -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/dotnetdev.list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/microsoft-prod.list
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt install --quiet -y mingw-w64 wine-stable winetricks
-      - name: Build V
-        run: make -j4
-      - name: v.c can be compiled and run
-        run: |
-          ./v -os cross -o /tmp/v.c cmd/v
-          gcc  -g -std=gnu11 -w -o v_from_vc /tmp/v.c  -lm -lpthread
-          ls -lart v_from_vc
-          ./v_from_vc version
-      - name: turn off the wine crash dialog
-        run: winetricks nocrashdialog
-      - name: v_win.c can be compiled and run
-        run: |
-          ./v -os windows -o /tmp/v_win.c cmd/v
-          x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc  /tmp/v_win.c -std=c99 -w -municode -o v_from_vc.exe
-          ls -lart v_from_vc.exe
-          wine v_from_vc.exe version
-      - name: hello_world.v can be cross compiled to hello_world.exe
-        run: |
-          ./v -os windows examples/hello_world.v
-          ls -lart examples/hello_world.exe
-          wine examples/hello_world.exe
-      - name: 2048.v can be cross compiled to 2048.exe
-        run: |
-          ./v -os windows examples/2048/2048.v
-          ls -lart examples/2048/2048.exe
-
-  ubuntu-c-plus-plus:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    timeout-minutes: 30
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: |
-          sudo rm -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/dotnetdev.list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/microsoft-prod.list;
-          sudo apt-get update;
-          sudo apt-get install --quiet -y postgresql libpq-dev libssl-dev sqlite3 libsqlite3-dev
-          sudo apt-get install --quiet -y libglfw3 libglfw3-dev  libfreetype6-dev  libxi-dev libxcursor-dev libasound2-dev
-          sudo apt-get install --quiet -y valgrind g++-9
-          ## sudo apt-get install --quiet -y libsdl2-dev libsdl2-ttf-dev libsdl2-mixer-dev libsdl2-image-dev
-      - name: Build V
-        run: make -j4
-      - name: g++ version
-        run: g++-9 --version
-      - name: V self compilation with g++
-        run: ./v -cc g++-9 -o v2 cmd/v && ./v2 -cc g++-9 -o v3 cmd/v
-  ##    - name: Running tests with g++
-  ##      run: ./v -cc g++-9 -silent test-self
-
-  install-modules:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    timeout-minutes: 30
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: sudo apt-get install --quiet -y libssl-dev
-      - name: Build V
-        run: make -j4
-      - name: Installing V modules
-        run: |
-          ./v install ui
-          ./v install nedpals.args
-
-  gitly-compiles:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    timeout-minutes: 30
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: sudo apt-get install --quiet -y libssl-dev sqlite3 libsqlite3-dev
-      - name: Build V
-        run: make -j2 && ./v -cc gcc -o v cmd/v
-      - name: Install markdown
-        run: ./v install markdown
-      - name: Build Gitly
-        run: |
-          git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/vlang/gitly
-          cd gitly
-          ../v .
-          ../v -autofree .
-          cd ..
-
-  vex-compiles:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: sudo apt-get install --quiet -y libssl-dev sqlite3 libsqlite3-dev
-      - name: Build V
-        run: make
-      - name: Install Vex
-        run: ./v install nedpals.vex
-      - name: Compile the simple Vex example
-        run: ./v ~/.vmodules/nedpals/vex/examples/simple_example.v
-      - name: Run Vex Tests
-        run: ./v test ~/.vmodules/nedpals/vex
-
   parser-silent:
     name: Parser silent mode
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     timeout-minutes: 30
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Install zzuf
+        run: sudo apt install -qq zzuf
       - name: Build local v
-        run: make -j4
+        run: |
+          make -j4
+          ./v -g cmd/tools/vtest-parser.v
       - name: Run test-parser
         run: |
           ./v test-parser -S examples/hello_world.v
@@ -940,18 +869,6 @@ jobs:
           ./v test-parser -S examples/regex/regex_example.v
           ./v test-parser -S examples/2048/2048.v
 
-  parser-silent-fuzzing:
-    name: Parser silent mode fuzzing
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    timeout-minutes: 30
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Install zzuf
-        run: sudo apt install -qq zzuf
-      - name: Build local v
-        run: |
-          make -j4
-          ./v -g cmd/tools/vtest-parser.v
       - name: Run test-parser over fuzzed files
         run: |
           zzuf -R '\x00-\x20\x7f-\xff' -r0.01 < examples/hello_world.v > examples/hello_world_fuzz.v
@@ -968,35 +885,20 @@ jobs:
           ./v test-parser -S examples/regex_example_fuzz.v
           ./v test-parser -S examples/2048/2048_fuzz.v
 
-  v-up-works-on-ubuntu:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    timeout-minutes: 30
-    env:
-      VFLAGS: -cc tcc
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 10
-      - name: Build local v
-        run: make -j4
-      - name: v up
-        run: |
-          ./v cmd/tools/oldv.v
-          ./cmd/tools/oldv -v HEAD^^^^^
-          cd /tmp/v_at_HEAD_____/
-          ./v version
-          ./v -v up
-          ./v version
-          ./v  -o v2 cmd/v
-          ./v2 -o v3 cmd/v
-
-  vls-compiles:
+  v-apps-compile:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     timeout-minutes: 30
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: Build V
         run: make -j2 && ./v -cc gcc -o v cmd/v
+
+      - name: Installing V modules
+        run: |
+          ./v install ui
+          ./v install nedpals.args
+
+  ## vls
       - name: Clone VLS
         run: git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/vlang/vls
       - name: Build VLS
@@ -1004,14 +906,29 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build VLS with -prod
         run: cd vls; ../v -prod cmd/vls ; cd ..
 
-  vab-compiles:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    timeout-minutes: 30
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Build V
-        run: make -j2 && ./v -cc gcc -o v cmd/v
+  ## vab
       - name: Clone vab
         run: git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/vlang/vab
       - name: Build vab
         run: cd vab; ../v ./vab.v ; cd ..
+
+  ## vex
+      - name: Install Vex dependencies
+        run: sudo apt-get install --quiet -y libssl-dev sqlite3 libsqlite3-dev
+      - name: Install Vex
+        run: ./v install nedpals.vex
+      - name: Compile the simple Vex example
+        run: ./v ~/.vmodules/nedpals/vex/examples/simple_example.v
+      - name: Run Vex Tests
+        run: ./v test ~/.vmodules/nedpals/vex
+
+  ## gitly
+      - name: Install markdown
+        run: ./v install markdown
+      - name: Build Gitly
+        run: |
+          git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/vlang/gitly
+          cd gitly
+          ../v .
+          ../v -autofree .
+          cd ..
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sokol_shader_examples.yml b/.github/workflows/sokol_shader_examples.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 84207feb86..0000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/sokol_shader_examples.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-name: Sokol Shader Examples
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - master
-    paths-ignore:
-      - "**.md"
-  pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - master
-    paths-ignore:
-      - "**.md"
-
-jobs:
-  sokol-shaders-can-be-compiled:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    timeout-minutes: 30
-    env:
-      VFLAGS: -cc tcc -no-retry-compilation
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: |
-          sudo rm -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/dotnetdev.list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/microsoft-prod.list; sudo apt-get update;
-          sudo apt-get install --quiet -y libglfw3 libglfw3-dev libfreetype6-dev  libxi-dev libxcursor-dev libasound2-dev xfonts-75dpi xfonts-base
-      - name: Build v
-        run: |
-          echo $VFLAGS
-          make -j4
-          ./v -cg -cflags -Werror -o v cmd/v
-      - name: Shader examples can be build
-        run: |
-          wget https://github.com/floooh/sokol-tools-bin/archive/pre-feb2021-api-changes.tar.gz
-          tar -xf pre-feb2021-api-changes.tar.gz
-          for f in examples/sokol/02_cubes_glsl/cube_glsl \
-              examples/sokol/03_march_tracing_glsl/rt_glsl \
-              examples/sokol/04_multi_shader_glsl/rt_glsl_puppy \
-              examples/sokol/04_multi_shader_glsl/rt_glsl_march \
-              examples/sokol/05_instancing_glsl/rt_glsl_instancing \
-              ; do \
-                 echo "compiling shader $f.glsl ..."; \
-                 sokol-tools-bin-pre-feb2021-api-changes/bin/linux/sokol-shdc --input $f.glsl --output $f.h --slang glsl330 ; \
-          done
-          for vfile in examples/sokol/0?*/*.v; do echo "compiling $vfile ..."; ./v $vfile ; done
diff --git a/.github/workflows/websockets.yml b/.github/workflows/websockets.yml
index 2d2212fbbe..1fc45c7e35 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/websockets.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/websockets.yml
@@ -29,33 +29,26 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run websockets tests
         run: ./v -g test vlib/x/websocket/
 
-  autobahn_tests:
-    name: Autobahn integrations tests
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    timeout-minutes: 20
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
+  ## Autobahn integrations tests
       - name: Run autobahn services
         run: docker-compose -f ${{github.workspace}}/vlib/x/websocket/tests/autobahn/docker-compose.yml up -d
-        
+
       - name: Wait for the service to start
         run: sleep 10s
-        
-      - name: Build client test      
+
+      - name: Build client test
         run: docker exec autobahn_client "/src/v" "/src/vlib/x/websocket/tests/autobahn/autobahn_client.v"
       - name: Run client test
         run: docker exec autobahn_client "/src/vlib/x/websocket/tests/autobahn/autobahn_client"
-        
+
       - name: Build client wss test
         run: docker exec autobahn_client "/src/v" "/src/vlib/x/websocket/tests/autobahn/autobahn_client_wss.v"
-        
+
       - name: Run client wss test
         run: docker exec autobahn_client "/src/vlib/x/websocket/tests/autobahn/autobahn_client_wss"
       - name: Run server test
         run: docker exec autobahn_server "wstest" "-m" "fuzzingclient" "-s" "/config/fuzzingclient.json"
-        
+
       - name: Copy reports
         run: docker cp autobahn_server:/reports ${{github.workspace}}/reports
       - name: Copy reports wss
@@ -70,13 +63,13 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: full report
           path: ${{github.workspace}}/reports
-          
+
       - name: Publish report client
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
         with:
           name: client
           path: ${{github.workspace}}/reports/clients/index.html
-          
+
       - name: Publish report server
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
         with: