diff --git a/debug.h b/debug.h
index 15dbfbe..5727347 100644
--- a/debug.h
+++ b/debug.h
@@ -11,6 +11,20 @@
 extern int g_debug_error_abort;
 extern int g_debug_log_lvl;
 
+#ifdef NDEBUG
+
+#define LOG_INFO(...)
+#define LOG_ERROR(...)
+#define LOG_WARNING(...)
+#define RETURN_ERROR(...)
+#define RETURN_WARNING(...)
+#define ASSERT_RETURN(...)
+#define CHECK(...)
+#define ASSERT_RETURN_WARN(...)
+#define UNREACHABLE(...)
+
+#else
+
 #define LOG_INFO(...) do {\
     if(g_debug_log_lvl < 3) break;\
     printf("[%s:%d]  INFO | ", __FILE__, __LINE__);\
@@ -71,4 +85,6 @@ extern int g_debug_log_lvl;
     abort();\
 } while(0)
 
+#endif
+
 #endif // !CUTES_DEBUG_H
diff --git a/hash_map.c b/hash_map.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b0341d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hash_map.c
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+#include "hash_map.h"
+#include "string.h"
+#include "debug.h"
+
+HashMap hash_map_from_sizes(size_t key, size_t value, HashFunc hasher) {
+    HashMap self = {
+        .hasher = hasher,
+        .key_size = key,
+        .value_size = value
+    };
+    for(size_t i = 0; i < CUTES_HASH_MAP_BUCKETS; ++i)
+        self.buckets[i] = list_init(sizeof(uintptr_t) + key + value);
+    return self;
+}
+
+void hash_map_empty(HashMap *self) {
+    for(size_t i = 0; i < CUTES_HASH_MAP_BUCKETS; ++i) {
+        list_empty(self->buckets + i);
+    }
+}
+
+void *hash_map_get_raw(HashMap *self, void *key) {
+    uintptr_t hash = self->hasher(key); // hash the key first
+    List bucket = self->buckets[hash % CUTES_HASH_MAP_BUCKETS]; // get the bucket to search
+    // linear search through the bucket to find the element
+    for(size_t i = 0; i < bucket.len; ++i) {
+        char *key_at = ((char*)bucket.data) + (bucket.element_size * i);
+        if(memcmp(&hash, key_at, sizeof(uintptr_t)) == 0) {
+            return key_at + sizeof(uintptr_t) + self->key_size;
+        }
+    }
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+void hash_map_insert(HashMap *self, void *key, void *value) {
+    uintptr_t hash = self->hasher(key);
+    // stage key-value-pair data
+    char data[self->buckets[0].element_size];
+    memcpy(data,                                      &hash, sizeof(uintptr_t)); // copy key hash into start of data
+    memcpy(data + sizeof(uintptr_t),                  key,   self->key_size); // copy key after hash
+    memcpy(data + sizeof(uintptr_t) + self->key_size, value, self->value_size); // copy value into end of data
+    // insert staged data into list
+    list_add(&self->buckets[hash % CUTES_HASH_MAP_BUCKETS], data);
+}
+
+List hash_map_keys(HashMap *self) {
+    List keys = list_from_type(void*);
+    for(size_t bucket_index = 0; bucket_index < CUTES_HASH_MAP_BUCKETS; ++bucket_index) {
+        for(size_t key_index = 0; key_index < self->buckets[bucket_index].len; ++key_index) {
+            void *key = list_at(self->buckets + bucket_index, key_index) + sizeof(uintptr_t);
+            list_add(&keys, &key);
+        }
+    }
+    return keys;
+}
+
+List hash_map_values(HashMap *self) {
+    List values = list_from_type(void*);
+    for(size_t bucket_index = 0; bucket_index < CUTES_HASH_MAP_BUCKETS; ++bucket_index) {
+        for(size_t value_index = 0; value_index < self->buckets[bucket_index].len; ++value_index) {
+            void *value = ((char*)list_at(self->buckets + bucket_index, value_index)) + (sizeof(uintptr_t) + self->key_size);
+            list_add(&values, &value);
+        }
+    }
+    return values;
+}
diff --git a/hash_map.h b/hash_map.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d40258d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hash_map.h
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#ifndef CUTES_HASH_MAP_H
+#define CUTES_HASH_MAP_H
+
+#include "list.h"
+#include "stdint.h"
+#include "typeclass_helpers.h"
+
+#define CUTES_HASH_MAP_BUCKETS 24
+
+typedef uintptr_t (*HashFunc)(void *data);
+
+typedef struct HashMap {
+    List buckets[CUTES_HASH_MAP_BUCKETS];
+    HashFunc hasher;
+    size_t key_size;
+    size_t value_size;
+} HashMap;
+
+HashMap hash_map_from_sizes(size_t key_size, size_t value_size, HashFunc hasher);
+void hash_map_empty(HashMap *self);
+void *hash_map_get_raw(HashMap *self, void *key);
+void hash_map_insert(HashMap *self, void *key, void *value);
+List hash_map_keys(HashMap *self);
+List hash_map_values(HashMap *self);
+
+#define hash_map_from_types(TKey, TValue, KeyHasher) (hash_map_from_sizes(sizeof(TKey), sizeof(TValue), (HashFunc)KeyHasher)); TC_FN_TYPECHECK(uintptr_t, KeyHasher, TKey*)
+#define hash_map_get_as(TValue, Self, Key) ((TValue*)hash_map_get_raw(Self, Key))
+
+#endif // !CUTES_HASH_MAP_H
diff --git a/mirror.h b/mirror.h
index a9ac4cd..8816f2e 100644
--- a/mirror.h
+++ b/mirror.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ typedef uintptr_t typeid;
 
 typedef struct {
     const char* (*const get_typestring)(void* self);
-    typeid (*const get_typeid)(void* self);
+    typeid (*const get_typeid)();
     Dictionary* (*const get_typeclasses)(void* self);
 } IMirror;
 
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ typedef struct {
 } MirroredTypeclass;
 
 static inline int mirror_is_typeid(const Mirror* mirror, typeid id) {
-    return mirror->tc->get_typeid(mirror->data) == id;
+    return mirror->tc->get_typeid() == id;
 }
 static inline int mirror_is_typestring(const Mirror* mirror, const char* id) {
     return strcmp(id, mirror->tc->get_typestring(mirror->data)) == 0;
 }
 static inline int mirror_eq(const Mirror* lhs, const Mirror* rhs) {
-    return lhs->tc->get_typeid(lhs->data) == rhs->tc->get_typeid(rhs->data);
+    return lhs->tc == rhs->tc;
 }
 
 extern const void* mirror_get_typeclass(void* data, IMirror const* tc, const char* typeclass);
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ extern const void* mirror_get_typeclass(void* data, IMirror const* tc, const cha
 // mirror_get_function(physics_entity.data, physics_entity.mirror, "BehaviourEntity")
 extern void* mirror_get_function(void* data, IMirror const* tc, const char* typeclass_name);
 
+#define GET_TYPEID(Type__) (Type__##_as_Mirror(NULL).tc->get_typeid())
+
 // macro reexport of mirror_get_function which will cast the function so it can be called immediately
 // example:
 // MIRROR_GET_WRAP_FUNC(physics_entity.data, physics_entity.mirror, BehaviourEntity)(physics_entity.data)
@@ -56,26 +58,26 @@ extern void* mirror_get_function(void* data, IMirror const* tc, const char* type
 // example:
 // TC_CAST(physics_entity, BehaviourEntity)
 #define TC_CAST(From_, To_)\
-MIRROR_GET_WRAP_FUNC(From_.data, From_.mirror, To_)(From_.data)
+(MIRROR_GET_WRAP_FUNC(From_.data, From_.mirror, To_)(From_.data))
 
 #define TC_MIRRORS(From_, To_)\
-MIRROR_GET_WRAP_FUNC(From_.data, From_.mirror, To_) != NULL
+(MIRROR_GET_WRAP_FUNC(From_.data, From_.mirror, To_) != NULL)
 
-#define MIRROR_TRY_WRAP(Into_, Mirror_, Typeclass_){\
+#define MIRROR_TRY_WRAP(Into_, Mirror_, Typeclass_)do{\
     MirroredTypeclassWrapFunc fn_ = mirror_get_typeclass(Mirror_, #Typeclass_);\
     if(fn_ != NULL) {\
-        Into_ = (TypeClass_)fn(Mirror_->data);\
+        Into_ = (TypeClass_)fn_(Mirror_->data);\
     }\
-}
+} while(0)
 
 #define impl_Mirror_for(T, get_typestring_f, get_typeid_f, get_typeclasses_f)\
 Mirror T##_as_Mirror(T* x) {\
     TC_FN_TYPECHECK(const char*, get_typestring_f, T*);\
-    TC_FN_TYPECHECK(typeid, get_typeid_f, T*);\
+    TC_FN_TYPECHECK(typeid, get_typeid_f);\
     TC_FN_TYPECHECK(Dictionary*, get_typeclasses_f, T*);\
     static IMirror const tc = {\
         .get_typestring = (const char*(*const)(void*)) get_typestring_f,\
-        .get_typeid = (typeid (*const)(void*)) get_typeid_f,\
+        .get_typeid = (typeid (*const)()) get_typeid_f,\
         .get_typeclasses = (Dictionary* (*const)(void*)) get_typeclasses_f,\
     };\
     return (Mirror){.tc = &tc, .data = x};\
@@ -83,7 +85,7 @@ Mirror T##_as_Mirror(T* x) {\
 
 #define DECL_REFLECT(T)\
 extern const char* T##_get_typestring(T* self);\
-extern typeid T##_get_typeid(T* self);\
+    extern typeid T##_get_typeid();\
 extern Dictionary* T##_get_typeclasses(T* self);\
 decl_typeclass_impl(Mirror, T)
 
@@ -92,7 +94,7 @@ const char* T##_get_typestring(T* self) {\
     static const char* const typestring = #T;\
     return typestring;\
 }\
-typeid T##_get_typeid(T* self) {\
+typeid T##_get_typeid() {\
     static char init_flag = 0;\
     static typeid id = 0;\
     if(!init_flag) {\
diff --git a/strutil.c b/strutil.c
index c02490f..4c9ef4d 100644
--- a/strutil.c
+++ b/strutil.c
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 #include "string.h"
 
 uintptr_t strnhash(const char* s, size_t n) {
-    static const size_t shift = sizeof(uintptr_t) * 8 - 4;
     uintptr_t hash = 0;
+    static size_t const a = 33;
     for(size_t i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
-        hash = ((hash << 4) | s[i]) ^ (((uintptr_t)0xF << shift) & hash);
+        hash = ((hash*a) + s[i]);
     }
     return hash;
 }
diff --git a/typeclass_helpers.h b/typeclass_helpers.h
index 832fdbe..130ee43 100644
--- a/typeclass_helpers.h
+++ b/typeclass_helpers.h
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ extern __Typeclass __Type##_as_##__Typeclass(__Type*);
 #define new(T) (malloc(sizeof(T)))
 #define new_as(T, TC) (T##_as_##TC(new(T)))
 #define tc_is_null(SELF) (SELF.data == NULL && SELF.tc == NULL)
-#define tc_null(TC) (TC){.data=NULL, .tc=NULL}
+#define tc_null(TC) ((TC){.data=NULL, .tc=NULL})
 
 #endif // !CUTES_TYPECLASS_HELPERS_H