diff --git a/compiler/cgen.v b/compiler/cgen.v
index 54d156b549..22892a5324 100644
--- a/compiler/cgen.v
+++ b/compiler/cgen.v
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ mut:
 	cut_pos int
 }
 
-fn new_cgen(out_name_c string) *CGen {
+fn new_cgen(out_name_c string) &CGen {
 	path := out_name_c
 	out := os.create(path) or {
 		println('failed to create $path')
diff --git a/compiler/fn.v b/compiler/fn.v
index 94ae1f54c9..cbd873940d 100644
--- a/compiler/fn.v
+++ b/compiler/fn.v
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) is_sig() bool {
 	(p.file_path.contains(ModPath))
 }
 
-fn new_fn(mod string, is_public bool) *Fn {
+fn new_fn(mod string, is_public bool) &Fn {
 	return &Fn {
 		mod: mod
 		local_vars: [Var{}		; MaxLocalVars]
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) fn_args(f mut Fn) {
 }
 
 // foo *(1, 2, 3, mut bar)*
-fn (p mut Parser) fn_call_args(f mut Fn) *Fn {
+fn (p mut Parser) fn_call_args(f mut Fn) &Fn {
 	// p.gen('(')
 	// println('fn_call_args() name=$f.name args.len=$f.args.len')
 	// C func. # of args is not known
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ fn (f Fn) typ_str() string {
 }
 
 // f.args => "int a, string b"
-fn (f &Fn) str_args(table *Table) string {
+fn (f &Fn) str_args(table &Table) string {
 	mut s := ''
 	for i, arg in f.args {
 		// Interfaces are a special case. We need to pass the object + pointers
diff --git a/compiler/main.v b/compiler/main.v
index 6b78752136..aa163cf1e2 100644
--- a/compiler/main.v
+++ b/compiler/main.v
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ mut:
 	out_name_c string // name of the temporary C file
 	files      []string // all V files that need to be parsed and compiled
 	dir        string // directory (or file) being compiled (TODO rename to path?)
-	table      *Table // table with types, vars, functions etc
-	cgen       *CGen // C code generator
-	pref       *Preferences // all the prefrences and settings extracted to a struct for reusability
+	table      &Table // table with types, vars, functions etc
+	cgen       &CGen // C code generator
+	pref       &Preferences // all the prefrences and settings extracted to a struct for reusability
 	lang_dir   string // "~/code/v"
 	out_name   string // "program.exe"
 	vroot      string
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ fn (v &V) log(s string) {
 	println(s)
 }
 
-fn new_v(args[]string) *V {
+fn new_v(args[]string) &V {
 	joined_args := args.join(' ')
 	target_os := get_arg(joined_args, 'os', '')
 	mut out_name := get_arg(joined_args, 'o', 'a.out')
diff --git a/compiler/modules.v b/compiler/modules.v
index ab4c06840f..b36e8e74e8 100644
--- a/compiler/modules.v
+++ b/compiler/modules.v
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 module main
 
-import os 
+import os
 
 struct ModDepGraphNode  {
 mut:
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pub:
 }
 
 struct DepSet {
-	mut: 
+	mut:
 	items []string
 }
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ pub fn(dset &DepSet) size() int {
 	return dset.items.len
 }
 
-pub fn new_mod_dep_graph() *ModDepGraph {
+pub fn new_mod_dep_graph() &ModDepGraph {
 	return &ModDepGraph{
 		acyclic: true
 	}
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ pub fn(graph mut ModDepGraph) add(mod string, deps []string) {
 	}
 }
 
-pub fn(graph &ModDepGraph) resolve() *ModDepGraph {
-	mut node_names := map[string]ModDepGraphNode 
-	mut node_deps := map[string]DepSet 
+pub fn(graph &ModDepGraph) resolve() &ModDepGraph {
+	mut node_names := map[string]ModDepGraphNode
+	mut node_deps := map[string]DepSet
 
 	for _, node in graph.nodes {
 		node_names[node.name] = node
@@ -148,24 +148,24 @@ pub fn(graph &ModDepGraph) display() {
 	}
 }
 
-// 'strings' => 'VROOT/vlib/strings' 
-// 'installed_mod' => '~/.vmodules/installed_mod' 
-// 'local_mod' => '/path/to/current/dir/local_mod' 
+// 'strings' => 'VROOT/vlib/strings'
+// 'installed_mod' => '~/.vmodules/installed_mod'
+// 'local_mod' => '/path/to/current/dir/local_mod'
 fn (v &V) find_module_path(mod string) string {
 	mod_path := v.module_path(mod)
-	// First check for local modules in the same directory 
+	// First check for local modules in the same directory
 	mut import_path := os.getwd() + '/$mod_path'
-	// Now search in vlib/ 
+	// Now search in vlib/
 	if !os.dir_exists(import_path) {
 		import_path = '$v.lang_dir/vlib/$mod_path'
-	} 
-	//println('ip=$import_path') 
-	// Finally try modules installed with vpm (~/.vmodules) 
+	}
+	//println('ip=$import_path')
+	// Finally try modules installed with vpm (~/.vmodules)
 	if !os.dir_exists(import_path) {
 		import_path = '$ModPath/$mod_path'
 		if !os.dir_exists(import_path){
 			cerror('module "$mod" not found')
-		} 
+		}
 	}
-	return import_path 
-} 
+	return import_path
+}
diff --git a/compiler/parser.v b/compiler/parser.v
index 4e741c739d..85a264f122 100644
--- a/compiler/parser.v
+++ b/compiler/parser.v
@@ -18,17 +18,17 @@ struct Parser {
 	                      // C ifdef guard clause that must be put before
 	                      // the #include directives in the parsed .v file
 mut:
-	v              *V
-	scanner        *Scanner
+	v              &V
+	scanner        &Scanner
 	// tokens         []Token // TODO cache all tokens, right now they have to be scanned twice
 	token_idx      int
 	tok            Token
 	prev_tok       Token
 	prev_tok2      Token // TODO remove these once the tokens are cached
 	lit            string
-	cgen           *CGen
-	table          *Table
-	import_table   *FileImportTable // Holds imports for just the file being parsed
+	cgen           &CGen
+	table          &Table
+	import_table   &FileImportTable // Holds imports for just the file being parsed
 	pass           Pass
 	os             OS
 	mod            string
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ mut:
 	expected_type  string
 	tmp_cnt        int
 	is_script      bool
-	pref           *Preferences // Setting and Preferences shared from V struct
+	pref           &Preferences // Setting and Preferences shared from V struct
 	builtin_mod    bool
 	vh_lines       []string
 	inside_if_expr bool
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ mut:
 	for_expr_cnt   int // to detect whether `continue` can be used
 	ptr_cast       bool
 	calling_c      bool
-	cur_fn         *Fn
+	cur_fn         &Fn
 	returns        bool
 	vroot          string
 	is_c_struct_init bool
@@ -867,7 +867,9 @@ fn (p mut Parser) get_type() string {
 	}
 	//
 	for p.tok == .mul {
-		p.warn('use `&Foo` instead of `*Foo`')
+		if p.first_pass() {
+			p.warn('use `&Foo` instead of `*Foo`')
+		}
 		mul = true
 		nr_muls++
 		p.check(.mul)
diff --git a/compiler/scanner.v b/compiler/scanner.v
index a93d832202..f96917eac4 100644
--- a/compiler/scanner.v
+++ b/compiler/scanner.v
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ mut:
 	prev_tok Token
 }
 
-fn new_scanner(file_path string) *Scanner {
+fn new_scanner(file_path string) &Scanner {
 	if !os.file_exists(file_path) {
 		cerror('"$file_path" doesn\'t exist')
 	}
diff --git a/compiler/table.v b/compiler/table.v
index 4277e1c6f3..cb760f6d28 100644
--- a/compiler/table.v
+++ b/compiler/table.v
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ fn is_primitive_type(typ string) bool {
 	return is_number_type(typ) || typ == 'string'
 }
 
-fn new_table(obfuscate bool) *Table {
+fn new_table(obfuscate bool) &Table {
 	mut t := &Table {
 		obfuscate: obfuscate
 	}
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ fn (table &Table) qualify_module(mod string, file_path string) string {
 	return mod
 }
 
-fn new_file_import_table(file_path string) *FileImportTable {
+fn new_file_import_table(file_path string) &FileImportTable {
 	return &FileImportTable{
 		file_path: file_path
 		imports:   map[string]string
diff --git a/vlib/builtin/array.v b/vlib/builtin/array.v
index fe58962fad..b2d949625f 100644
--- a/vlib/builtin/array.v
+++ b/vlib/builtin/array.v
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ pub fn copy(dst, src []byte) int {
 	return 0
 }
 
-fn compare_ints(a, b *int) int {
+fn compare_ints(a, b &int) int {
 	if a < b {
 		return -1
 	}
diff --git a/vlib/builtin/map.v b/vlib/builtin/map.v
index 91d29f65ef..7b8f601b39 100644
--- a/vlib/builtin/map.v
+++ b/vlib/builtin/map.v
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ import strings
 
 struct map {
 	element_size int
-	root      *mapnode
+	root      &mapnode
 pub:
 	size int
 }
 
 struct mapnode {
-	left *mapnode
-	right *mapnode
+	left &mapnode
+	right &mapnode
 	is_empty bool
 	key string
 	val voidptr
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ fn new_map(cap, elm_size int) map {
 }
 
 // `m := { 'one': 1, 'two': 2 }`
-fn new_map_init(cap, elm_size int, keys *string, vals voidptr) map {
+fn new_map_init(cap, elm_size int, keys &string, vals voidptr) map {
 	mut res := map {
 		element_size: elm_size
 		root: 0
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ fn new_map_init(cap, elm_size int, keys *string, vals voidptr) map {
 	return res
 }
 
-fn new_node(key string, val voidptr, element_size int) *mapnode {
+fn new_node(key string, val voidptr, element_size int) &mapnode {
 	new_e := &mapnode {
 		key: key
 		val: malloc(element_size)
diff --git a/vlib/builtin/string.v b/vlib/builtin/string.v
index 81d5cc1dbb..503a3380e2 100644
--- a/vlib/builtin/string.v
+++ b/vlib/builtin/string.v
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ pub fn (s string) trim_right(cutset string) string {
 // fn print_cur_thread() {
 // //C.printf("tid = %08x \n", pthread_self());
 // }
-fn compare_strings(a, b *string) int {
+fn compare_strings(a, b &string) int {
 	if a.lt(b) {
 		return -1
 	}
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ fn compare_strings(a, b *string) int {
 	return 0
 }
 
-fn compare_strings_by_len(a, b *string) int {
+fn compare_strings_by_len(a, b &string) int {
 	if a.len < b.len {
 		return -1
 	}
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ fn compare_strings_by_len(a, b *string) int {
 	return 0
 }
 
-fn compare_lower_strings(a, b *string) int {
+fn compare_lower_strings(a, b &string) int {
 	aa := a.to_lower()
 	bb := b.to_lower()
 	return compare_strings(aa, bb)
diff --git a/vlib/os/os.v b/vlib/os/os.v
index bcb75fc933..dee8454af5 100644
--- a/vlib/os/os.v
+++ b/vlib/os/os.v
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ struct C.FILE {
 }
 
 struct File {
-	cfile *FILE
+	cfile &FILE
 }
 
 struct FileInfo {
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ fn C.sigaction(int, voidptr, int)
 
 fn todo_remove(){}
 
-fn init_os_args(argc int, argv *byteptr) []string {
+fn init_os_args(argc int, argv &byteptr) []string {
 	mut args := []string
 	$if windows {
 		mut args_list := &voidptr(0)
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ pub fn (f File) close() {
 
 // system starts the specified command, waits for it to complete, and returns its code.
 
-fn popen(path string) *FILE {
+fn popen(path string) &FILE {
 	$if windows {
 		mode := 'rb'
 		wpath := path.to_wide()
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ fn popen(path string) *FILE {
 	}
 }
 
-fn pclose(f *FILE) int {
+fn pclose(f &FILE) int {
 	$if windows {
 		return C._pclose(f)
 	}
diff --git a/vlib/time/time.v b/vlib/time/time.v
index 18ae0d48c7..c216da13a1 100644
--- a/vlib/time/time.v
+++ b/vlib/time/time.v
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ pub:
 }
 
 
-fn C.localtime(int) *C.tm
+fn C.localtime(int) &C.tm
 
 fn remove_me_when_c_bug_is_fixed() { // TODO
 }