diff --git a/vlib/strconv/ftoa/utilities.v b/vlib/strconv/ftoa/utilities.v
index ea1211b612..0fcbc8f5d9 100644
--- a/vlib/strconv/ftoa/utilities.v
+++ b/vlib/strconv/ftoa/utilities.v
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ pub fn f64_to_str_l(f f64) string {
 
 	m_sgn_flag := false
 	mut sgn        := 1
-	mut b          := [18+8]byte
+	mut b          := [26]byte
 	mut d_pos      := 1
 	mut i          := 0
 	mut i1         := 0
diff --git a/vlib/v/ast/ast.v b/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
index 6a30e11bc0..97f5e84a78 100644
--- a/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
+++ b/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
@@ -478,6 +478,7 @@ pub:
 	pos   token.Position
 	exprs []Expr
 mut:
+	elem_type table.Type
 	typ   table.Type
 }
 
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index 2d285d8319..38d2feee64 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -366,28 +366,45 @@ pub fn (c mut Checker) assign_stmt(assign_stmt ast.AssignStmt) {
 
 pub fn (c mut Checker) array_init(array_init mut ast.ArrayInit) table.Type {
 	mut elem_type := table.void_type
-	// a = []
-	if array_init.exprs.len == 0 {}
-	for i, expr in array_init.exprs {
-		c.expr(expr)
-		typ := c.expr(expr)
-		// The first element's type
-		if i == 0 {
-			elem_type = typ
-			c.expected_type = typ
-			continue
-		}
-		if !c.table.check(elem_type, typ) {
-			elem_type_sym := c.table.get_type_symbol(elem_type)
-			c.error('expected array element with type `$elem_type_sym.name`', array_init.pos)
-		}
+	// []string - was set in parser
+	if array_init.typ != table.void_type {
+		return array_init.typ
 	}
-	// only inits if know types like []string set the type in parser
-	// as the rest could be result of expression, so do it here
-	if array_init.typ == 0 {
-		is_fixed := false
-		fixed_size := 1
-		idx := if is_fixed { c.table.find_or_register_array_fixed(elem_type, fixed_size, 1) } else { c.table.find_or_register_array(elem_type, 1) }
+	// a = []
+	if array_init.exprs.len == 0 {
+		return c.expected_type
+	}
+	// [1,2,3]
+	if array_init.exprs.len > 0 && array_init.elem_type == table.void_type {
+		for i, expr in array_init.exprs {
+			c.expr(expr)
+			typ := c.expr(expr)
+			// The first element's type
+			if i == 0 {
+				elem_type = typ
+				c.expected_type = typ
+				continue
+			}
+			if !c.table.check(elem_type, typ) {
+				elem_type_sym := c.table.get_type_symbol(elem_type)
+				c.error('expected array element with type `$elem_type_sym.name`', array_init.pos)
+			}
+		}
+		idx := c.table.find_or_register_array(elem_type, 1)
+		array_init.typ = table.new_type(idx)
+	}
+	// [50]byte
+	else if array_init.exprs.len == 1 && array_init.elem_type != table.void_type {
+		mut fixed_size := 1
+		match array_init.exprs[0] {
+			ast.IntegerLiteral {
+				fixed_size = it.val
+			}
+			else {
+				c.error('expecting `int` for fixed size', array_init.pos)
+			}
+	}
+		idx := c.table.find_or_register_array_fixed(array_init.elem_type, fixed_size, 1)
 		array_type := table.new_type(idx)
 		array_init.typ = array_type
 	}
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
index 0a883ac92d..61ab5f63dd 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ pub fn parse_stmt(text string, table &table.Table, scope &ast.Scope) ast.Stmt {
 		pref: &pref.Preferences{}
 		scope: scope
 		// scope: &ast.Scope{start_pos: 0, parent: 0}
-
+		
 	}
 	p.init_parse_fns()
 	p.read_first_token()
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ pub fn parse_file(path string, table &table.Table, comments_mode scanner.Comment
 			parent: 0
 		}
 		// comments_mode: comments_mode
-
+		
 	}
 	p.read_first_token()
 	// p.scope = &ast.Scope{start_pos: p.tok.position(), parent: 0}
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ pub fn (p mut Parser) stmt() ast.Stmt {
 			return ast.ExprStmt{
 				expr: expr
 				// typ: typ
-
+				
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ pub fn (p mut Parser) name_expr() ast.Expr {
 		p.expr_mod = ''
 		return ast.EnumVal{
 			enum_name: enum_name // lp.prepend_mod(enum_name)
-
+			
 			val: val
 			pos: p.tok.position()
 		}
@@ -824,15 +824,17 @@ pub fn (p mut Parser) expr(precedence int) (ast.Expr,table.Type) {
 		else if p.tok.kind == .key_as {
 			p.next()
 			typ = p.parse_type()
-			node = ast.AsCast {
+			node = ast.AsCast{
 				typ: typ
 			}
 		}
+		// TODO: handle in later stages since this
+		// will fudge left shift as it makes it right assoc
 		// `arr << 'a'` | `arr << 'a' + 'b'`
 		else if p.tok.kind == .left_shift {
 			tok := p.tok
 			p.next()
-			right,_ := p.expr(precedence-1)
+			right,_ := p.expr(precedence - 1)
 			node = ast.InfixExpr{
 				left: node
 				right: right
@@ -1234,11 +1236,11 @@ fn (p mut Parser) if_expr() ast.Expr {
 		stmts: stmts
 		else_stmts: else_stmts
 		// typ: typ
-
+		
 		pos: pos
 		has_else: has_else
 		// left: left
-
+		
 	}
 	return node
 }
@@ -1280,46 +1282,22 @@ fn (p mut Parser) string_expr() (ast.Expr,table.Type) {
 
 fn (p mut Parser) array_init() ast.ArrayInit {
 	p.check(.lsbr)
-	// `[]` - empty array with an automatically deduced type
 	// p.warn('array_init() exp=$p.expected_type')
-	/*
-	if p.expected_type != 0 {
-		sym := p.table.get_type_symbol(p.expected_type)
-		println(sym.name)
-	}
-	*/
-	/* TODO: joe
-	if p.tok.kind == .rsbr && int(p.expected_type) != 0 && p.table.get_type_symbol(p.expected_type).kind == .array {
-		// p.warn('[] expr')
-		node = ast.ArrayInit{
-			// typ: array_type
-			exprs: []
-			pos: p.tok.position()
-		}
-		p.check(.rsbr)
-		return node,p.expected_type
-	}
-	*/
-
-	mut array_type := table.Type(0)
+	mut array_type := table.void_type
+	mut elem_type := table.void_type
 	mut exprs := []ast.Expr
-	// mut is_fixed := false
-	// mut fixed_size := 0
 	if p.tok.kind == .rsbr {
 		// []typ => `[]` and `typ` must be on the same line
 		line_nr := p.tok.line_nr
 		p.check(.rsbr)
 		// []string
 		if p.tok.kind == .name && p.tok.line_nr == line_nr {
-			val_type := p.parse_type()
+			elem_type = p.parse_type()
 			// this is set here becasue its a known type, others could be the
 			// result of expr so we do those in checker
-			idx := p.table.find_or_register_array(val_type, 1)
+			idx := p.table.find_or_register_array(elem_type, 1)
 			array_type = table.new_type(idx)
 		}
-		// []
-		else {}
-		// TODO ?
 	}
 	else {
 		// [1,2,3]
@@ -1330,24 +1308,13 @@ fn (p mut Parser) array_init() ast.ArrayInit {
 				p.check(.comma)
 			}
 		}
-		// line_nr := p.tok.line_nr
+		line_nr := p.tok.line_nr
 		p.check(.rsbr)
-		// Fixed size array? (`[100]byte`)
-		// NOTE: this should be hanled in parse_type() ?
-		/*
+		// [100]byte
 		if exprs.len == 1 && p.tok.kind == .name && p.tok.line_nr == line_nr {
-			is_fixed = true
-			val_type = p.parse_type()
-			match exprs[0] {
-				ast.IntegerLiteral {
-					fixed_size = it.val
-				}
-				else {}
-			}
-			p.warn('fixed size array')
+			elem_type = p.parse_type()
+			// p.warn('fixed size array')
 		}
-		*/
-
 	}
 	// !
 	if p.tok.kind == .not {
@@ -1356,9 +1323,8 @@ fn (p mut Parser) array_init() ast.ArrayInit {
 	if p.tok.kind == .not {
 		p.next()
 	}
-	// idx := if is_fixed { p.table.find_or_register_array_fixed(val_type, fixed_size, 1) } else { p.table.find_or_register_array(val_type, 1) }
-	// array_type := table.new_type(idx)
 	return ast.ArrayInit{
+		elem_type: elem_type
 		typ: array_type
 		exprs: exprs
 		pos: p.tok.position()
@@ -1664,12 +1630,12 @@ fn (p mut Parser) var_decl_and_assign_stmt() ast.Stmt {
 		return ast.VarDecl{
 			name: ident.name
 			// name2: name2
-
+			
 			expr: expr // p.expr(token.lowest_prec)
-
+			
 			is_mut: info0.is_mut
 			// typ: typ
-
+			
 			pos: p.tok.position()
 		}
 		// return p.var_decl(ident[0], exprs[0])
@@ -1799,6 +1765,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) match_expr() ast.Expr {
 			}
 		}
 		*/
+
 		p.close_scope()
 		if p.tok.kind == .rcbr {
 			break
@@ -1810,7 +1777,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) match_expr() ast.Expr {
 		blocks: blocks
 		match_exprs: match_exprs
 		// typ: typ
-
+		
 		cond: cond
 	}
 	return node