diff --git a/compiler/comptime.v b/compiler/comptime.v
index 2d7937b1f7..fe32c1a4c1 100644
--- a/compiler/comptime.v
+++ b/compiler/comptime.v
@@ -224,30 +224,22 @@ fn (p mut Parser) comptime_method_call(typ Type) {
 }
 
 fn (p mut Parser) gen_array_str(typ Type) {
-	//println('gen array str "$typ.name"')
-	p.table.add_method(typ.name, Fn{
-		name: 'str',
+	p.add_method(typ.name, Fn{
+		name: 'str'
 		typ: 'string'
 		args: [Var{typ: typ.name, is_arg:true}]
 		is_method: true
 		is_public: true
 		receiver_typ: typ.name
 	})
-	/*
-	tt := p.table.find_type(typ.name)
-	for m in tt.methods {
-		println(m.name + ' ' + m.typ)
-		}
-		*/
-	t := typ.name
-	elm_type := t.right(6)
+	elm_type := typ.name.right(6)
 	elm_type2 := p.table.find_type(elm_type)
 	if p.typ_to_fmt(elm_type, 0) == '' &&
 		!p.table.type_has_method(elm_type2, 'str') {
 		p.error('cant print ${elm_type}[], unhandled print of ${elm_type}')
 	}
 	p.cgen.fns << '
-string ${t}_str($t a) {
+string ${typ.name}_str($typ.name a) {
 	strings__Builder sb = strings__new_builder(a.len * 3);
 	strings__Builder_write(&sb, tos2("[")) ;
 	for (int i = 0; i < a.len; i++) {
diff --git a/compiler/fn.v b/compiler/fn.v
index 6cb0f2c944..676b4d8366 100644
--- a/compiler/fn.v
+++ b/compiler/fn.v
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) fn_decl() {
 			}
 			p.table.register_type2(receiver_t)
 		}
-		p.table.add_method(receiver_t.name, f)
+		p.add_method(receiver_t.name, f)
 	}
 	else {
 		// println('register_fn typ=$typ isg=$is_generic')
diff --git a/compiler/gen_c.v b/compiler/gen_c.v
index c7698a143c..3585fd88d4 100644
--- a/compiler/gen_c.v
+++ b/compiler/gen_c.v
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) gen_var_decl(name string, is_static bool) string {
 		p.statements()
 		p.genln('$typ $name = *($typ*) $tmp . data;')
 		if !p.returns && p.prev_tok2 != .key_continue && p.prev_tok2 != .key_break {
-			p.error('`or` block must return/continue/break/panic')
+			p.error('`or` block must return/exit/continue/break/panic')
 		}
 		p.returns = false
 		return typ
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ fn (table mut Table) fn_gen_name(f &Fn) string {
 		name = name.replace('-', 'minus')
 	}
 	// Avoid name conflicts (with things like abs(), print() etc).
-	// Generate b_abs(), b_print()
+	// Generate v_abs(), v_print()
 	// TODO duplicate functionality
 	if f.mod == 'builtin' && f.name in CReserved {
 		return 'v_$name'
diff --git a/compiler/parser.v b/compiler/parser.v
index 0c4d41a1ac..35c682cfa0 100644
--- a/compiler/parser.v
+++ b/compiler/parser.v
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) struct_decl() {
 		if is_interface {
 			f := p.interface_method(field_name, name)
 			if p.first_pass() {
-				p.table.add_method(typ.name, f)
+				p.add_method(typ.name, f)
 			}
 			continue
 		}
@@ -1771,7 +1771,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) dot(str_typ string, method_ph int) string {
 		//println('ORM dot $str_typ')
 	//}
 	p.check(.dot)
-	typ := p.find_type(str_typ)
+	mut typ := p.find_type(str_typ)
 	if typ.name.len == 0 {
 		p.error('dot(): cannot find type `$str_typ`')
 	}
@@ -1781,7 +1781,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) dot(str_typ string, method_ph int) string {
 	}
 	field_name := p.lit
 	p.fgen(field_name)
-	p.log('dot() field_name=$field_name typ=$str_typ')
+	//p.log('dot() field_name=$field_name typ=$str_typ')
 	//if p.fileis('main.v') {
 		//println('dot() field_name=$field_name typ=$str_typ prev_tok=${prev_tok.str()}')
 	//}
@@ -1795,7 +1795,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) dot(str_typ string, method_ph int) string {
 	if !typ.is_c && !p.is_c_fn_call && !has_field && !has_method && !p.first_pass() {
 		if typ.name.starts_with('Option_') {
 			opt_type := typ.name.right(7)
-			p.error('unhandled option type: $opt_type?')
+			p.error('unhandled option type: `?$opt_type`')
 		}
 		//println('error in dot():')
 		//println('fields:')
@@ -1850,7 +1850,10 @@ struct $f.parent_fn {
 		return field.typ
 	}
 	// method
-	method := p.table.find_method(typ, field_name)
+	method := p.table.find_method(typ, field_name) or {
+		p.error('could not find method `$field_name`') // should never happen
+		exit(1)
+	}
 	p.fn_call(method, method_ph, '', str_typ)
 	// Methods returning `array` should return `array_string`
 	if method.typ == 'array' && typ.name.starts_with('array_') {
@@ -3543,7 +3546,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) go_statement() {
 		p.next()
 		p.check(.dot)
 		typ := p.table.find_type(v.typ)
-		method := p.table.find_method(typ, p.lit)
+		method := p.table.find_method(typ, p.lit) or { panic('go method') }
 		p.async_fn_call(method, 0, var_name, v.typ)
 	}
 	// Normal function
diff --git a/compiler/table.v b/compiler/table.v
index 1219065749..4fbcb1a656 100644
--- a/compiler/table.v
+++ b/compiler/table.v
@@ -438,29 +438,38 @@ fn (table &Table) find_field(typ &Type, name string) ?Var {
 	return none
 }
 
-fn (table mut Table) add_method(type_name string, f Fn) {
+fn (p mut Parser) add_method(type_name string, f Fn) {
+	if !p.first_pass() && f.name != 'str' {
+		return
+	}
 	if type_name == '' {
 		print_backtrace()
 		cerror('add_method: empty type')
 	}
 	// TODO table.typesmap[type_name].methods << f
-	mut t := table.typesmap[type_name]
+	mut t := p.table.typesmap[type_name]
+	if type_name == 'str' {
+		println(t.methods.len)
+	}	
+	
 	t.methods << f
-	table.typesmap[type_name] = t
+	if type_name == 'str' {
+		println(t.methods.len)
+	}	
+	p.table.typesmap[type_name] = t
 }
 
 fn (t &Type) has_method(name string) bool {
-	method := t.find_method(name)
-	return (method.name != '')
+	_ := t.find_method(name) or { return false }
+	return true
 }
 
 fn (table &Table) type_has_method(typ &Type, name string) bool {
-	method := table.find_method(typ, name)
-	return (method.name != '')
+	_ := table.find_method(typ, name) or { return false }
+	return true
 }
 
-// TODO use `?Fn`
-fn (table &Table) find_method(typ &Type, name string) Fn {
+fn (table &Table) find_method(typ &Type, name string) ?Fn {
 	t := table.typesmap[typ.name]
 	for method in t.methods {
 		if method.name == name {
@@ -469,12 +478,17 @@ fn (table &Table) find_method(typ &Type, name string) Fn {
 	}
 	if typ.parent != '' {
 		parent := table.find_type(typ.parent)
-		return parent.find_method(name)
+		for method in parent.methods {
+			if method.name == name {
+				return method
+			}
+		}
+		return none
 	}
-	return Fn{}
+	return none
 }
 
-fn (t &Type) find_method(name string) Fn {
+fn (t &Type) find_method(name string) ?Fn {
 	// println('$t.name find_method($name) methods.len=$t.methods.len')
 	for method in t.methods {
 		// println('method=$method.name')
@@ -482,9 +496,7 @@ fn (t &Type) find_method(name string) Fn {
 			return method
 		}
 	}
-	//println('ret Fn{}')
-	return Fn{}
-	//return none
+	return none
 }
 
 /*
@@ -512,6 +524,7 @@ fn (t &Table) find_type(name_ string) Type {
 		name = name.left(name.len - 1)
 	}
 	if !(name in t.typesmap) {
+		//println('ret Type')
 		return Type{}
 	}
 	return t.typesmap[name]
@@ -520,7 +533,7 @@ fn (t &Table) find_type(name_ string) Type {
 fn (p mut Parser) _check_types(got_, expected_ string, throw bool) bool {
 	mut got := got_
 	mut expected := expected_
-	p.log('check types got="$got" exp="$expected"  ')
+	//p.log('check types got="$got" exp="$expected"  ')
 	if p.pref.translated {
 		return true
 	}
diff --git a/compiler/tests/str_gen_test.v b/compiler/tests/str_gen_test.v
index 8e83c485dd..200796a9ed 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/str_gen_test.v
+++ b/compiler/tests/str_gen_test.v
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ fn test_array_str() {
 	println(f)
 	//s := f.str()
 	//println(s)
-	n := [i64(1), 2, 3]
+	n := [1, 2, 3]
 	assert n.str() == '[1, 2, 3]'
 	println(n)  // make sure the array is printable
 	n2 := [4,5,6]
diff --git a/september.plan b/september.plan
index ddafbb633e..b04d7e3d88 100644
--- a/september.plan
+++ b/september.plan
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 + fix non-ascii rendering in gg (ä, å, etc)
 - cache all tokens once
 - enable vfmt
+- bring back vdoc and regenerate all module docs
 - optimize the parser (reduce map lookups)
 - cache vlib (right now it's re-compiled every time)
 - fix openssl on older linux distros
@@ -31,4 +32,6 @@
 + o(log n) type lookup
 - prebuilt binaries for all platforms
 - fix interfaces
+- `none` keyword for optionals
+- table: migrate all find*** functions to optionals