diff --git a/compiler/main.v b/compiler/main.v
index 8f802e1c69..e35972a655 100644
--- a/compiler/main.v
+++ b/compiler/main.v
@@ -557,9 +557,6 @@ fn (v &V) v_files_from_dir(dir string) []string {
 		if file.ends_with('_mac.v') && v.os != .mac {
 			continue
 		}
-		if file.ends_with('_js.v') && v.os != .js {
-			continue
-		}
 		if file.ends_with('_nix.v') && (v.os == .windows || v.os == .msvc) {
 			continue
 		}
diff --git a/vlib/strings/builder_js.v b/vlib/strings/builder_js.v
index 8b7413b4ff..9861a2f1dc 100644
--- a/vlib/strings/builder_js.v
+++ b/vlib/strings/builder_js.v
@@ -5,27 +5,39 @@
 module strings
 
 struct Builder {
+mut:
+	buf []byte
 pub:
 	len int
 }
 
 pub fn new_builder(initial_size int) Builder {
 	return Builder {
+		buf: _make(0, initial_size, sizeof(byte))
 	}
 }
 
 pub fn (b mut Builder) write(s string) {
+	b.buf._push_many(s.str, s.len)
+	//b.buf << []byte(s)  // TODO
+	b.len += s.len
 }
 
 pub fn (b mut Builder) writeln(s string) {
+	b.buf._push_many(s.str, s.len)
+	//b.buf << []byte(s)  // TODO
+	b.buf << `\n`
+	b.len += s.len + 1
 }
 
 pub fn (b Builder) str() string {
-	return ''
+	return string(b.buf, b.len)
 }
 
 pub fn (b mut Builder) cut(n int) {
+	b.len -= n
 }
 
 pub fn (b mut Builder) free() {
+	free(b.buf.data)
 }