diff --git a/src/ast.ts b/src/ast.ts
index 5de513c..c676eaa 100644
--- a/src/ast.ts
+++ b/src/ast.ts
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ export class Node {
                 return visit();
             case "IntExpr":
                 return visit();
+            case "StrExpr":
+                return visit();
             case "ArrayExpr":
                 return visit(...k.values);
             case "IndexExpr":
@@ -141,6 +143,7 @@ export type NodeKind =
     | { tag: "Param"; ident: string; ty: Node | null }
     | { tag: "IdentExpr"; ident: string }
     | { tag: "IntExpr"; value: number }
+    | { tag: "StrExpr"; value: string }
     | { tag: "ArrayExpr"; values: Node[] }
     | { tag: "IndexExpr"; value: Node; arg: Node }
     | { tag: "CallExpr"; value: Node; args: Node[] }
diff --git a/src/front/check.ts b/src/front/check.ts
index cef3b06..ab1d864 100644
--- a/src/front/check.ts
+++ b/src/front/check.ts
@@ -146,6 +146,10 @@ class Checker {
             return Ty.Int;
         }
 
+        if (node.is("StrExpr")) {
+            return Ty.create("Ptr", { ty: Ty.Str });
+        }
+
         if (node.is("ArrayExpr")) {
             let ty: Ty | null = null;
             for (const value of node.kind.values) {
@@ -179,6 +183,12 @@ class Checker {
             ) {
                 return Ty.create("Slice", { ty: exprTy.kind.ty });
             }
+            if (
+                exprTy.is("Str") &&
+                argTy.compatibleWith(Ty.Int)
+            ) {
+                return Ty.Int;
+            }
             this.error(
                 node.loc,
                 `cannot use index operator on '${exprTy.pretty()}' with '${argTy.pretty()}'`,
@@ -264,6 +274,8 @@ class Checker {
                     return Ty.Int;
                 case "bool":
                     return Ty.Bool;
+                case "str":
+                    return Ty.Str;
                 default:
                     this.error(node.loc, `unknown type '${node.kind.ident}'`);
             }
@@ -310,9 +322,36 @@ class Checker {
     private checkCall(node: ast.NodeWithKind<"CallExpr">): Ty {
         if (node.kind.value.is("IdentExpr")) {
             const sym = this.syms.get(node.kind.value);
-            if (sym && sym.tag === "Builtin") {
-                if (sym.id === "debug_print") {
-                    const _argTys = node.kind.args
+            if (sym.tag === "Builtin") {
+                if (sym.id === "len") {
+                    if (node.kind.args.length !== 1) {
+                        this.reportArgsIncorrectAmount(
+                            node,
+                            node.kind.args.length,
+                            0,
+                            null,
+                        );
+                    }
+                    const argTy = this.tys.expr(node.kind.args[0]);
+                    if (
+                        !(argTy.is("Array") ||
+                            argTy.is("Ptr") &&
+                                (argTy.kind.ty.is("Array") ||
+                                    argTy.kind.ty.is("Slice") ||
+                                    argTy.kind.ty.is("Str")))
+                    ) {
+                        this.reportArgTypeNotCompatible(
+                            node,
+                            [argTy],
+                            [Ty.Error],
+                            null,
+                            0,
+                        );
+                    }
+                    return Ty.Int;
+                }
+                if (sym.id === "print") {
+                    void node.kind.args
                         .map((arg) => this.tys.expr(arg));
                     return Ty.Void;
                 }
@@ -339,41 +378,71 @@ class Checker {
             .map((arg) => this.tys.expr(arg));
         const params = callableTy.kind.params;
         if (args.length !== params.length) {
-            this.error(
-                node.loc,
-                `incorrect amount of arguments. got ${args.length} expected ${params.length}`,
+            this.reportArgsIncorrectAmount(
+                node,
+                args.length,
+                params.length,
+                calleeTy,
             );
-            if (calleeTy.is("FnStmt")) {
-                this.info(
-                    calleeTy.kind.stmt.loc,
-                    "function defined here",
-                );
-            }
-            this.fail();
         }
         for (const i of args.keys()) {
             if (!args[i].compatibleWith(params[i])) {
-                this.error(
-                    node.kind.args[i].loc,
-                    `type '${args[i].pretty()}' not compatible with type '${
-                        params[i].pretty()
-                    }', for argument ${i}`,
+                this.reportArgTypeNotCompatible(
+                    node,
+                    args,
+                    params,
+                    calleeTy,
+                    i,
                 );
-                if (calleeTy.is("FnStmt")) {
-                    this.info(
-                        calleeTy.kind.stmt.kind.params[i].loc,
-                        `parameter '${
-                            calleeTy.kind.stmt.kind.params[i]
-                                .as("Param").kind.ident
-                        }' defined here`,
-                    );
-                }
-                this.fail();
             }
         }
         return callableTy.kind.retTy;
     }
 
+    private reportArgsIncorrectAmount(
+        node: ast.NodeWithKind<"CallExpr">,
+        argsLength: number,
+        paramsLength: number,
+        calleeTy: Ty | null,
+    ): never {
+        this.error(
+            node.loc,
+            `incorrect amount of arguments. got ${argsLength} expected ${paramsLength}`,
+        );
+        if (calleeTy?.is("FnStmt")) {
+            this.info(
+                calleeTy.kind.stmt.loc,
+                "function defined here",
+            );
+        }
+        this.fail();
+    }
+
+    private reportArgTypeNotCompatible(
+        node: ast.NodeWithKind<"CallExpr">,
+        args: Ty[],
+        params: Ty[],
+        calleeTy: Ty | null,
+        i: number,
+    ): never {
+        this.error(
+            node.kind.args[i].loc,
+            `type '${args[i].pretty()}' not compatible with type '${
+                params[i].pretty()
+            }', for argument ${i}`,
+        );
+        if (calleeTy?.is("FnStmt")) {
+            this.info(
+                calleeTy.kind.stmt.kind.params[i].loc,
+                `parameter '${
+                    calleeTy.kind.stmt.kind.params[i]
+                        .as("Param").kind.ident
+                }' defined here`,
+            );
+        }
+        this.fail();
+    }
+
     private assertCompatible(left: Ty, right: Ty, loc: Loc): void {
         if (!left.compatibleWith(right)) {
             this.error(
diff --git a/src/front/parse.ts b/src/front/parse.ts
index d2896ae..9403071 100644
--- a/src/front/parse.ts
+++ b/src/front/parse.ts
@@ -289,6 +289,10 @@ export class Parser {
             const value = Number(this.current.value);
             this.step();
             return ast.Node.create(loc, "IntExpr", { value });
+        } else if (this.test("str")) {
+            const value = this.current.value;
+            this.step();
+            return ast.Node.create(loc, "StrExpr", { value });
         } else if (this.eat("(")) {
             const expr = this.parseExpr();
             this.mustEat(")");
@@ -414,6 +418,25 @@ export function tokenize(text: string, reporter: FileReporter): Tok[] {
         .add(/0|(?:[1-9][0-9]*)/, (loc, value) => {
             return { type: "int", value, loc };
         })
+        .add(/"(?:[^\\"]|\\.)*"/, (loc, literal) => {
+            let i = 1;
+            let value = "";
+            while (i < literal.length - 1) {
+                if (literal[i] === "\\") {
+                    i += 1;
+                    value += {
+                        "0": "\0",
+                        "t": "\t",
+                        "r": "\r",
+                        "n": "\n",
+                    }[literal[i]] ?? literal[i];
+                } else {
+                    value += literal[i];
+                }
+                i += 1;
+            }
+            return { type: "str", value, loc };
+        })
         .add(/./, (loc, value) => {
             const escapedChar = JSON.stringify(value[0]).slice(1, -1);
             reporter.error(loc, `illegal character '${escapedChar}'`);
diff --git a/src/front/resolve.ts b/src/front/resolve.ts
index c0d832b..931001b 100644
--- a/src/front/resolve.ts
+++ b/src/front/resolve.ts
@@ -113,7 +113,8 @@ class ResolverSyms {
     static root(): ResolverSyms {
         return new ResolverSyms(
             new Map([
-                ["debug_print", { tag: "Builtin", id: "debug_print" }],
+                ["len", { tag: "Builtin", id: "len" }],
+                ["print", { tag: "Builtin", id: "print" }],
             ]),
             null,
         );
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index ecbbb17..7904aae 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ function printMirFn(fn: mir.Fn) {
         .split("\n")
         .map<[string, string[]]>((line) => [line, []])
         .map<[string, string[]]>(([line, colors]) => {
-            line = line.replace(/%(\d+)/g, "__%$1__");
+            line = line.replace(/%\d+/g, "__$&__");
+            line = line.replace(/"(?:[^"\\]|\\.)*"/g, "__$&__");
             if (/^\s*__%\d+__ \(.*?\) =/.test(line)) {
                 line = line.replace(
                     /__%(\d+)__ \((.*?)\) =/g,
@@ -56,15 +57,22 @@ function printMirFn(fn: mir.Fn) {
             }
             if (/[A-Z][a-zA-Z]+/.test(line)) {
                 line = line.replace(/([A-Z][a-zA-Z]+)/, "%c$1%c");
-                colors.push("color: red;", "");
+                colors.push("color: red; font-weight: bold;", "");
             }
             if (/\bptr\b/.test(line)) {
                 line = line.replace(/\b(ptr)\b/, "%c$1%c");
                 colors.push("color: gray;", "");
             }
-            while (/__%\d+__/.test(line)) {
-                line = line.replace(/__%(\d+)__/, "%c%$1%c");
-                colors.push("color: lightblue;", "");
+            while (true) {
+                if (/__%\d+__/.test(line)) {
+                    line = line.replace(/__%(\d+)__/, "%c%$1%c");
+                    colors.push("color: lightblue;", "");
+                } else if (/__"(?:[^"\\]|\\.)*"__/.test(line)) {
+                    line = line.replace(/__("(?:[^"\\]|\\.)*")__/, "%c$1%c");
+                    colors.push("color: green;", "");
+                } else {
+                    break;
+                }
             }
 
             return [line, colors];
diff --git a/src/middle.ts b/src/middle.ts
index 42b22ac..bfeb295 100644
--- a/src/middle.ts
+++ b/src/middle.ts
@@ -221,33 +221,43 @@ class FnLowerer {
             const valueTy = this.tys.place(value);
             const arg = place.kind.arg;
             const argTy = this.tys.expr(arg);
-            if (!valueTy.is("Array") && !valueTy.is("Slice")) {
-                throw new Error();
-            }
-            const valueInst = this.lowerPlace(place.kind.value);
-            if (argTy.is("Int")) {
-                const argInst = this.lowerExpr(arg);
-                return this.pushInst(
-                    Ty.create("PtrMut", { ty: valueTy.kind.ty }),
-                    "GetElemPtr",
-                    { base: valueInst, offset: argInst },
-                );
-            }
-            if (argTy.is("Range")) {
-                if (!arg.is("RangeExpr")) {
-                    throw new Error("not supported yet");
+            if (valueTy.is("Array") || valueTy.is("Slice")) {
+                const valueInst = this.lowerPlace(place.kind.value);
+                if (argTy.is("Int")) {
+                    const argInst = this.lowerExpr(arg);
+                    return this.pushInst(
+                        Ty.create("PtrMut", { ty: valueTy.kind.ty }),
+                        "GetElemPtr",
+                        { base: valueInst, offset: argInst },
+                    );
+                }
+                if (argTy.is("Range")) {
+                    if (!arg.is("RangeExpr")) {
+                        throw new Error("not supported yet");
+                    }
+                    const begin = arg.kind.begin &&
+                        this.lowerExpr(arg.kind.begin);
+                    const end = arg.kind.end &&
+                        this.lowerExpr(arg.kind.end);
+                    return this.pushInst(
+                        Ty.create("PtrMut", {
+                            ty: Ty.create("Slice", { ty: valueTy.kind.ty }),
+                        }),
+                        "Slice",
+                        { value: valueInst, begin, end },
+                    );
+                }
+            }
+            if (valueTy.is("Str")) {
+                const valueInst = this.lowerPlace(place.kind.value);
+                if (argTy.is("Int")) {
+                    const argInst = this.lowerExpr(arg);
+                    return this.pushInst(
+                        Ty.create("Ptr", { ty: Ty.Int }),
+                        "GetElemPtr",
+                        { base: valueInst, offset: argInst },
+                    );
                 }
-                const begin = arg.kind.begin &&
-                    this.lowerExpr(arg.kind.begin);
-                const end = arg.kind.end &&
-                    this.lowerExpr(arg.kind.end);
-                return this.pushInst(
-                    Ty.create("PtrMut", {
-                        ty: Ty.create("Slice", { ty: valueTy.kind.ty }),
-                    }),
-                    "Slice",
-                    { value: valueInst, begin, end },
-                );
             }
             throw new Error(
                 `${place.kind.tag} with arg ${argTy.pretty()} not handled`,
@@ -282,7 +292,10 @@ class FnLowerer {
             throw new Error(`'${sym.tag}' not handled`);
         }
         if (expr.is("IntExpr")) {
-            return this.pushInst(Ty.Int, "Int", { value: expr.kind.value });
+            return this.pushInst(ty, "Int", { value: expr.kind.value });
+        }
+        if (expr.is("StrExpr")) {
+            return this.pushInst(ty, "Str", { value: expr.kind.value });
         }
         if (expr.is("ArrayExpr")) {
             const ty = this.tys.expr(expr);
@@ -295,14 +308,16 @@ class FnLowerer {
             return this.pushInst(ty, "Load", { source });
         }
         if (expr.is("CallExpr")) {
-            const ty = this.tys.expr(expr);
             const args = expr.kind.args
                 .map((arg) => this.lowerExpr(arg));
 
             if (expr.kind.value.is("IdentExpr")) {
                 const sym = this.syms.get(expr.kind.value);
                 if (sym.tag === "Builtin") {
-                    if (sym.id === "debug_print") {
+                    if (sym.id === "len") {
+                        return this.pushInst(ty, "Len", { source: args[0] });
+                    }
+                    if (sym.id === "print") {
                         return this.pushInst(ty, "DebugPrint", { args });
                     }
                     throw new Error(`builtin '${sym.id}' not handled`);
@@ -316,24 +331,23 @@ class FnLowerer {
             return this.lowerUnaryExpr(expr);
         }
         if (expr.is("BinaryExpr")) {
-            const resultTy = this.tys.expr(expr);
             const leftTy = this.tys.expr(expr.kind.left);
             const rightTy = this.tys.expr(expr.kind.right);
             const binaryOp = binaryOpPatterns
                 .find((pat) =>
                     expr.kind.op === pat.op &&
-                    resultTy.compatibleWith(pat.result) &&
+                    ty.compatibleWith(pat.result) &&
                     leftTy.compatibleWith(pat.left ?? pat.result) &&
                     rightTy.compatibleWith(pat.right ?? pat.left ?? pat.result)
                 );
             if (!binaryOp) {
                 throw new Error(
-                    `'${expr.kind.op}' with '${resultTy.pretty()}' not handled`,
+                    `'${expr.kind.op}' with '${ty.pretty()}' not handled`,
                 );
             }
             const left = this.lowerExpr(expr.kind.left);
             const right = this.lowerExpr(expr.kind.right);
-            return this.pushInst(resultTy, binaryOp.tag, { left, right });
+            return this.pushInst(ty, binaryOp.tag, { left, right });
         }
         throw new Error(`'${expr.kind.tag}' not handled`);
     }
diff --git a/src/mir.ts b/src/mir.ts
index 63d193e..c97d8bd 100644
--- a/src/mir.ts
+++ b/src/mir.ts
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ export class Inst {
             case "Int":
             case "Bool":
                 return `${k.value}`;
+            case "Str":
+                return `${JSON.stringify(k.value)}`;
             case "Array":
                 return `[${k.values.map(r).join(", ")}]`;
             case "Fn":
@@ -169,6 +171,8 @@ export class Inst {
             case "Div":
             case "Rem":
                 return `${r(k.left)} ${r(k.right)}`;
+            case "Len":
+                return `${r(k.source)}`;
             case "DebugPrint":
                 return `${k.args.map(r).join(", ")}`;
         }
@@ -181,6 +185,7 @@ export type InstKind =
     | { tag: "Void" }
     | { tag: "Int"; value: number }
     | { tag: "Bool"; value: boolean }
+    | { tag: "Str"; value: string }
     | { tag: "Array"; values: Inst[] }
     | { tag: "Fn"; fn: Fn }
     | { tag: "Param"; idx: number }
@@ -196,6 +201,7 @@ export type InstKind =
     | { tag: "Not"; source: Inst }
     | { tag: "Negate"; source: Inst }
     | { tag: BinaryOp; left: Inst; right: Inst }
+    | { tag: "Len"; source: Inst }
     | { tag: "DebugPrint"; args: Inst[] };
 
 export type BinaryOp =
diff --git a/src/mir_interpreter.ts b/src/mir_interpreter.ts
index f54337c..98bb3a7 100644
--- a/src/mir_interpreter.ts
+++ b/src/mir_interpreter.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export class FnInterpreter {
                 case "Void":
                 case "Int":
                 case "Bool":
+                case "Str":
                     this.regs.set(inst, new Val(k));
                     break;
                 case "Array":
@@ -59,7 +60,6 @@ export class FnInterpreter {
                     if (base.kind.tag === "Ptr") {
                         const array = base.kind.value;
                         if (array.kind.tag !== "Array") {
-                            console.log({ array });
                             throw new Error();
                         }
                         if (
@@ -91,6 +91,22 @@ export class FnInterpreter {
                                 mutable: base.kind.mutable,
                             }),
                         );
+                    } else if (base.kind.tag === "Str") {
+                        const str = base.kind.value;
+                        if (
+                            offset.kind.value < 0 ||
+                            offset.kind.value >= str.length
+                        ) {
+                            throw new Error();
+                        }
+                        this.regs.set(
+                            inst,
+                            new Val({
+                                tag: "StrElemPtr",
+                                value: str,
+                                idx: offset.kind.value,
+                            }),
+                        );
                     } else {
                         throw new Error();
                     }
@@ -172,8 +188,17 @@ export class FnInterpreter {
                             inst,
                             source.kind.values[source.kind.idx],
                         );
+                    } else if (source.kind.tag === "StrElemPtr") {
+                        this.regs.set(
+                            inst,
+                            new Val({
+                                tag: "Int",
+                                value: source.kind.value.charCodeAt(
+                                    source.kind.idx,
+                                ),
+                            }),
+                        );
                     } else {
-                        console.log({ source });
                         throw new Error();
                     }
                     break;
@@ -248,6 +273,23 @@ export class FnInterpreter {
                 case "Rem":
                     this.evalBinaryOp(inst, k);
                     break;
+                case "Len": {
+                    const source = this.regs.get(k.source)!;
+                    if (source.kind.tag === "Array") {
+                        throw new Error();
+                    } else if (source.kind.tag === "Str") {
+                        this.regs.set(
+                            inst,
+                            new Val({
+                                tag: "Int",
+                                value: source.kind.value.length,
+                            }),
+                        );
+                    } else {
+                        throw new Error();
+                    }
+                    break;
+                }
                 case "DebugPrint":
                     console.log(
                         k.args
@@ -335,8 +377,11 @@ class Val {
             case "Int":
             case "Bool":
                 return `${k.value}`;
+            case "Str":
+                return k.value;
             case "Ptr":
             case "ArrayElemPtr":
+            case "StrElemPtr":
                 return `<pointer>`;
             case "ArraySlice":
                 return `[${
@@ -361,6 +406,9 @@ type ValKind =
     | { tag: "Void" }
     | { tag: "Int"; value: number }
     | { tag: "Bool"; value: boolean }
+    | { tag: "Str"; value: string }
+    | { tag: "Array"; values: Val[] }
+    | { tag: "Fn"; fn: mir.Fn }
     | { tag: "Ptr"; mutable: boolean; value: Val }
     | { tag: "ArrayElemPtr"; mutable: boolean; values: Val[]; idx: number }
     | {
@@ -370,5 +418,4 @@ type ValKind =
         begin: number;
         end: number;
     }
-    | { tag: "Array"; values: Val[] }
-    | { tag: "Fn"; fn: mir.Fn };
+    | { tag: "StrElemPtr"; value: string; idx: number };
diff --git a/src/ty.ts b/src/ty.ts
index 8f912d5..9505e53 100644
--- a/src/ty.ts
+++ b/src/ty.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export class Ty {
     static Void = Ty.create("Void", {});
     static Int = Ty.create("Int", {});
     static Bool = Ty.create("Bool", {});
+    static Str = Ty.create("Str", {});
 
     private internHash(): string {
         return JSON.stringify(this.kind);
@@ -59,6 +60,9 @@ export class Ty {
         if (this.is("Bool")) {
             return other.is("Bool");
         }
+        if (this.is("Str")) {
+            return other.is("Str");
+        }
         if (this.is("Ptr")) {
             if (!other.is("Ptr")) {
                 return false;
@@ -123,7 +127,7 @@ export class Ty {
     }
 
     isSized(): boolean {
-        if (this.is("Slice")) {
+        if (this.is("Slice") || this.is("Str")) {
             return false;
         }
         return true;
@@ -139,6 +143,8 @@ export class Ty {
                 return "int";
             case "Bool":
                 return "bool";
+            case "Str":
+                return "str";
             case "Ptr":
                 return `*${this.kind.ty.pretty()}`;
             case "PtrMut":
@@ -175,6 +181,7 @@ export type TyKind =
     | { tag: "Void" }
     | { tag: "Int" }
     | { tag: "Bool" }
+    | { tag: "Str" }
     | { tag: "Ptr"; ty: Ty }
     | { tag: "PtrMut"; ty: Ty }
     | { tag: "Array"; ty: Ty; length: number }
diff --git a/tests/array.ethlang b/tests/array.ethlang
index e31510b..6ea101d 100644
--- a/tests/array.ethlang
+++ b/tests/array.ethlang
@@ -5,20 +5,20 @@ fn main()
 
     let elem: int = array[0];
     // expect: 1
-    debug_print(elem);
+    print(elem);
 
     let ptr_to_array: *[int; 3] = &array;
     // expect: 2
-    debug_print(ptr_to_array.*[1]);
+    print(ptr_to_array.*[1]);
 
     let slice: *[int] = &array[..];
     // expect: 3
-    debug_print(slice.*[2]);
+    print(slice.*[2]);
 
     let slice_mut: *mut [int] = &mut array[1..3];
     slice_mut.*[0] = 4;
     // expect: 4
-    debug_print(array[1]);
+    print(array[1]);
 }
 
 // vim: syntax=rust commentstring=//\ %s
diff --git a/tests/assign.ethlang b/tests/assign.ethlang
index a5319b2..46b50f1 100644
--- a/tests/assign.ethlang
+++ b/tests/assign.ethlang
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ fn main()
 {
     let v: int = 123;
     v = 456;
-    debug_print(v);
+    print(v);
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/if.ethlang b/tests/if.ethlang
index e4d968c..3bbaf2a 100644
--- a/tests/if.ethlang
+++ b/tests/if.ethlang
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ fn main()
         a = 3;
     }
 
-    debug_print(a);
+    print(a);
 
     if false {
         a = 4;
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@ fn main()
         a = 5;
     }
 
-    debug_print(a);
+    print(a);
 }
diff --git a/tests/loop.ethlang b/tests/loop.ethlang
index 7b4e76e..240c00a 100644
--- a/tests/loop.ethlang
+++ b/tests/loop.ethlang
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ fn main()
         a = a + 1;
     }
 
-    debug_print(a);
+    print(a);
 
     while a < 10 {
         if a >= 8 {
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ fn main()
         a = a + 1;
     }
 
-    debug_print(a);
+    print(a);
 }
diff --git a/tests/operators.ethlang b/tests/operators.ethlang
index 4a52f93..1208e7e 100644
--- a/tests/operators.ethlang
+++ b/tests/operators.ethlang
@@ -13,20 +13,20 @@ fn main()
     let a = 5;
     let b = 3;
 
-    debug_print(a + b);
-    debug_print(a - b);
-    debug_print(a * b);
-    debug_print(a * b / 2);
-    debug_print(a % b);
-    debug_print(-a);
+    print(a + b);
+    print(a - b);
+    print(a * b);
+    print(a * b / 2);
+    print(a % b);
+    print(-a);
 
     let c = false;
 
     if not c {
-        debug_print(123);
+        print(123);
     }
 
-    debug_print(2 * 3 + 4);
-    debug_print(2 * (3 + 4));
+    print(2 * 3 + 4);
+    print(2 * (3 + 4));
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/pointer.ethlang b/tests/pointer.ethlang
index 8cca2b1..4a35124 100644
--- a/tests/pointer.ethlang
+++ b/tests/pointer.ethlang
@@ -9,21 +9,21 @@ fn main()
     let a = 1;
     let b: *int = &a;
     // expect: 1
-    debug_print(*b);
+    print(*b);
 
     a = 2;
     // expect: 2
-    debug_print(*b);
+    print(*b);
 
     let c: *mut int = &mut a;
     *c = 3;
     // expect: 3
-    debug_print(a);
+    print(a);
     // expect: 3
-    debug_print(*c);
+    print(*c);
 
     change_to(&mut a, 4);
     // expect: 4
-    debug_print(a);
+    print(a);
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/string.ethlang b/tests/string.ethlang
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f58587e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/string.ethlang
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+
+fn main()
+{
+    let my_string: *str = "hello world";
+    // expect: hello world
+    print(my_string);
+    // expect: 104
+    print(my_string.*[0]);
+    // expect: 11
+    print(len(my_string));
+}
+
+// vim: syntax=rust commentstring=//\ %s
+