diff --git a/vlib/builtin/array_test.v b/vlib/builtin/array_test.v
index 52445d96bd..8d66af686a 100644
--- a/vlib/builtin/array_test.v
+++ b/vlib/builtin/array_test.v
@@ -691,3 +691,8 @@ fn test_hex(){
 	st1 := [byte(0x41)].repeat(100)
 	assert st1.hex() == "41".repeat(100)
 }
+
+fn test_array_with_cap() {
+	a := []int{cap:10, len:1 }
+	//assert a.len == 1
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index 1905f10555..e7e701a1dd 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -444,6 +444,9 @@ pub fn (c mut Checker) call_fn(call_expr mut ast.CallExpr) table.Type {
 			if typ_sym.kind == .void && arg_typ_sym.kind == .string {
 				continue
 			}
+			if f.is_generic {
+				continue
+			}
 			if typ_sym.kind == .array_fixed {
 			}
 			// println('fixed')
@@ -1333,7 +1336,6 @@ pub fn (c mut Checker) match_expr(node mut ast.MatchExpr) table.Type {
 		c.error('match 0 cond type', node.pos)
 	}
 	type_sym := c.table.get_type_symbol(cond_type)
-
 	// all_possible_left_subtypes is a histogram of
 	// type => how many times it was used in the match
 	mut all_possible_left_subtypes := map[string]int
@@ -1343,7 +1345,7 @@ pub fn (c mut Checker) match_expr(node mut ast.MatchExpr) table.Type {
 	match type_sym.info {
 		table.SumType {
 			for v in it.variants {
-				all_possible_left_subtypes[ int(v).str() ] = 0
+				all_possible_left_subtypes[int(v).str()] = 0
 			}
 		}
 		table.Enum {
@@ -1362,12 +1364,14 @@ pub fn (c mut Checker) match_expr(node mut ast.MatchExpr) table.Type {
 					ast.Type {
 						tidx := table.type_idx(it.typ)
 						stidx := tidx.str()
-						all_possible_left_subtypes[ stidx ] = all_possible_left_subtypes[ stidx ] + 1
+						all_possible_left_subtypes[stidx] = all_possible_left_subtypes[stidx] +
+							1
 					}
 					ast.EnumVal {
-						all_possible_left_enum_vals[ it.val ] = all_possible_left_enum_vals[ it.val ] + 1
+						all_possible_left_enum_vals[it.val] = all_possible_left_enum_vals[it.val] +
+							1
 					}
-					else{}
+					else {}
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -1376,20 +1380,22 @@ pub fn (c mut Checker) match_expr(node mut ast.MatchExpr) table.Type {
 		unhandled := []string
 		match type_sym.info {
 			table.SumType {
-				for k,v in all_possible_left_subtypes {
+				for k, v in all_possible_left_subtypes {
 					if v == 0 {
 						err = true
-						unhandled << '`' + c.table.type_to_str( table.new_type( k.int() ) ) + '`'
+						unhandled << '`' + c.table.type_to_str(table.new_type(k.int())) + '`'
 					}
 					if v > 1 {
 						err = true
-						multiple_type_name := '`' + c.table.type_to_str( table.new_type( k.int() ) ) + '`'
-						c.error('a match case for $multiple_type_name is handled more than once', node.pos)
+						multiple_type_name := '`' + c.table.type_to_str(table.new_type(k.int())) +
+							'`'
+						c.error('a match case for $multiple_type_name is handled more than once',
+							node.pos)
 					}
 				}
 			}
 			table.Enum {
-				for k,v in all_possible_left_enum_vals {
+				for k, v in all_possible_left_enum_vals {
 					if v == 0 {
 						err = true
 						unhandled << '`.$k`'
@@ -1397,11 +1403,14 @@ pub fn (c mut Checker) match_expr(node mut ast.MatchExpr) table.Type {
 					if v > 1 {
 						err = true
 						multiple_enum_val := '`.$k`'
-						c.error('a match case for $multiple_enum_val is handled more than once', node.pos)
+						c.error('a match case for $multiple_enum_val is handled more than once',
+							node.pos)
 					}
 				}
 			}
-			else { err = true }
+			else {
+				err = true
+			}
 		}
 		if err {
 			if unhandled.len > 0 {
@@ -1410,7 +1419,6 @@ pub fn (c mut Checker) match_expr(node mut ast.MatchExpr) table.Type {
 			c.error(err_details, node.pos)
 		}
 	}
-
 	c.expected_type = cond_type
 	mut ret_type := table.void_type
 	for branch in node.branches {
diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v b/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
index 44e144b603..8ee20ea50b 100644
--- a/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
@@ -553,6 +553,15 @@ fn (f mut Fmt) expr(node ast.Expr) {
 			f.write(it.val)
 		}
 		ast.MapInit {
+			if it.keys.len == 0 {
+				if it.value_type == 0 {
+					f.write('map[string]int') // TODO
+					return
+				}
+				f.write('map[string]')
+				f.write(f.type_to_str(it.value_type))
+				return
+			}
 			f.writeln('{')
 			f.indent++
 			for i, key in it.keys {
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
index 1319886c4a..07bb7c8fbd 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
@@ -212,9 +212,13 @@ pub fn (g mut Gen) typ(t table.Type) string {
 	if table.type_is(t, .optional) {
 		// Register an optional
 		styp = 'Option_' + styp
+		if table.type_is_ptr(t) {
+			styp = styp.replace('*', '_ptr')
+		}
 		if !(styp in g.optionals) {
 			// println(styp)
-			g.typedefs2.writeln('typedef Option $styp;')
+			x := styp			// .replace('*', '_ptr')			// handle option ptrs
+			g.typedefs2.writeln('typedef Option $x;')
 			g.optionals << styp
 		}
 	}
@@ -1744,7 +1748,11 @@ fn (g mut Gen) return_statement(node ast.Return) {
 		mut styp := g.typ(g.fn_decl.return_type)
 		if fn_return_is_optional {			// && !table.type_is(node.types[0], .optional) && node.types[0] !=
 			styp = styp[7..]			// remove 'Option_'
-			g.write('opt_ok(& ($styp []) { ')
+			mut x := styp
+			if x.ends_with('_ptr') {
+				x = x.replace('_ptr', '*')
+			}
+			g.write('opt_ok(&($x/*X*/[]) { ')
 		}
 		g.write('($styp){')
 		for i, expr in node.exprs {
@@ -1783,9 +1791,13 @@ fn (g mut Gen) return_statement(node ast.Return) {
 			}
 			if !is_none && !is_error {
 				styp := g.typ(g.fn_decl.return_type)[7..]				// remove 'Option_'
-				g.write('/*:)$return_sym.name*/opt_ok(&($styp []) { ')
+				mut x := styp
+				if x.ends_with('_ptr') {
+					x = x.replace('_ptr', '*')
+				}
+				g.write('/*:)$return_sym.name*/opt_ok(&($x[]) { ')
 				g.expr(node.exprs[0])
-				g.writeln(' }, sizeof($styp));')
+				g.writeln(' }, sizeof($x));')
 				return
 			}
 			// g.write('/*OPTIONAL*/')
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/fn.v b/vlib/v/parser/fn.v
index d6a1b7ae2c..a74c0b1f47 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/fn.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/fn.v
@@ -141,7 +141,8 @@ fn (p mut Parser) fn_decl() ast.FnDecl {
 		p.next()
 	}
 	// <T>
-	if p.tok.kind == .lt {
+	is_generic := p.tok.kind == .lt
+	if is_generic {
 		p.next()
 		p.next()
 		p.check(.gt)
@@ -169,6 +170,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) fn_decl() ast.FnDecl {
 			args: args
 			return_type: return_type
 			is_variadic: is_variadic
+			is_generic: is_generic
 		})
 	} else {
 		if is_c {
@@ -185,6 +187,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) fn_decl() ast.FnDecl {
 			return_type: return_type
 			is_variadic: is_variadic
 			is_c: is_c
+			is_generic: is_generic
 		})
 	}
 	// Body
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
index 00f5884bd9..bf83aff806 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
@@ -1351,15 +1351,12 @@ fn (p mut Parser) array_init() ast.ArrayInit {
 			// p.check_comment()
 		}
 		line_nr := p.tok.line_nr
-
 		$if tinyc {
 			// NB: do not remove the next line without testing
 			// v selfcompilation with tcc first
 			tcc_stack_bug := 12345
 		}
-	   
 		last_pos = p.tok.position()
-
 		p.check(.rsbr)
 		// [100]byte
 		if exprs.len == 1 && p.tok.kind in [.name, .amp] && p.tok.line_nr == line_nr {
@@ -1376,6 +1373,22 @@ fn (p mut Parser) array_init() ast.ArrayInit {
 		last_pos = p.tok.position()
 		p.next()
 	}
+	if p.tok.kind == .lcbr && exprs.len == 0 {
+		// `[]int{ len: 10, cap: 100}` syntax
+		p.next()
+		for p.tok.kind != .rcbr {
+			key := p.check_name()
+			p.check(.colon)
+			if !(key in ['len', 'cap', 'init']) {
+				p.error('wrong field `$key`, expecting `len`, `cap`, or `init`')
+			}
+			p.expr(0)
+			if p.tok.kind != .rcbr {
+				p.check(.comma)
+			}
+		}
+		p.check(.rcbr)
+	}
 	pos := token.Position{
 		line_nr: first_pos.line_nr
 		pos: first_pos.pos
@@ -1594,7 +1607,9 @@ fn (p mut Parser) struct_decl() ast.StructDecl {
 				// p.expr(0)
 				default_expr = p.expr(0)
 				match default_expr {
-					ast.EnumVal { it.typ = typ }
+					ast.EnumVal {
+						it.typ = typ
+					}
 					// TODO: implement all types??
 					else {}
 				}
@@ -1865,8 +1880,8 @@ fn (p mut Parser) match_expr() ast.MatchExpr {
 		if p.tok.kind == .key_else {
 			is_else = true
 			p.next()
-		} else if p.tok.kind == .name && (p.tok.lit in table.builtin_type_names ||
-				(p.tok.lit[0].is_capital() && !p.tok.lit.is_upper()) || p.peek_tok.kind == .dot) {
+		} else if p.tok.kind == .name && (p.tok.lit in table.builtin_type_names || (p.tok.lit[0].is_capital() &&
+			!p.tok.lit.is_upper()) || p.peek_tok.kind == .dot) {
 			// Sum type match
 			// if sym.kind == .sum_type {
 			// p.warn('is sum')
@@ -1993,7 +2008,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) type_decl() ast.TypeDecl {
 	name := p.check_name()
 	mut sum_variants := []table.Type
 	if p.tok.kind == .assign {
-		p.next()  // TODO require `=`
+		p.next()		// TODO require `=`
 	}
 	if p.tok.kind == .key_fn {
 		// function type: `type mycallback fn(string, int)`
@@ -2005,7 +2020,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) type_decl() ast.TypeDecl {
 			typ: fn_type
 		}
 	}
-	first_type := p.parse_type() // need to parse the first type before we can check if it's `type A = X | Y`
+	first_type := p.parse_type()	// need to parse the first type before we can check if it's `type A = X | Y`
 	if p.tok.kind == .pipe {
 		p.check(.pipe)
 		sum_variants << first_type
diff --git a/vlib/v/table/table.v b/vlib/v/table/table.v
index 2f40bf1517..270a26f89a 100644
--- a/vlib/v/table/table.v
+++ b/vlib/v/table/table.v
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ pub:
 	return_type Type
 	is_variadic bool
 	is_c        bool
+	is_generic  bool
 }
 
 pub struct Arg {