diff --git a/_run_all_tests.jai b/_run_all_tests.jai
index 0a2110d..df80cc6 100644
--- a/_run_all_tests.jai
+++ b/_run_all_tests.jai
@@ -18,5 +18,3 @@
    tmath :: #import,file "./math/module.jai"(.turns, RUN_TESTS = true);
 }
 
-
-
diff --git a/array/stable_array.jai b/array/stable_array.jai
index 3fdbfab..6299dee 100644
--- a/array/stable_array.jai
+++ b/array/stable_array.jai
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
-Stable_Array :: struct(T: Type, ITEMS_PER_CHUNK := 32) {
+// A dynamic array whose values will never move in memory.
+//
+// This means it is safe to take a pointer to a value within the array
+// while continuing to append to it.
+Stable_Array :: struct(T: Type, items_per_chunk := 32) {
    allocator: Allocator;
    chunks:    [..]*Chunk;
    count:     int;
 
-   Chunk :: Static_Array(ITEMS_PER_CHUNK, T);
+   Chunk :: Static_Array(items_per_chunk, T);
 }
 
 init :: (a: *Stable_Array, allocator: Allocator) {
@@ -13,9 +17,8 @@ init :: (a: *Stable_Array, allocator: Allocator) {
 
 append :: (a: *Stable_Array) -> *a.T {
    chunk := find_or_create_chunk(a, 1);
-   item  := append(chunk);
    a.count += 1;
-   return item;
+   return append(chunk);
 }
 
 append :: (a: *Stable_Array, value: a.T) -> *a.T {
@@ -26,6 +29,9 @@ append :: (a: *Stable_Array, value: a.T) -> *a.T {
 }
 
 append :: (a: *Stable_Array, values: ..a.T) -> *a.T {
+   // @todo(judah): this should look for chunks where can just copy values directly
+   // rather than calling append for each one.
+
    first: *a.T;
    for values {
       if first == null {
@@ -46,42 +52,47 @@ reset :: (a: *Stable_Array) {
 }
 
 operator [] :: (a: Stable_Array, index: int, loc := #caller_location) -> a.T #no_abc {
-   b_idx := index / a.ITEMS_PER_CHUNK;
-   i_idx := index % a.ITEMS_PER_CHUNK;
-   meta.check_bounds(b_idx, a.chunks.count, loc = loc);
-   meta.check_bounds(i_idx, a.chunks[b_idx].count, loc = loc);
-   return a.chunks[b_idx].items[i_idx];
+   cidx := index / a.items_per_chunk;
+   iidx := index % a.items_per_chunk;
+   meta.check_bounds(cidx, a.chunks.count, loc = loc);
+   meta.check_bounds(iidx, a.chunks[cidx].count, loc = loc);
+   return a.chunks[cidx].items[iidx];
 }
 
 operator *[] :: (a: *Stable_Array, index: int, loc := #caller_location) -> *a.T #no_abc {
-   b_idx := index / a.ITEMS_PER_CHUNK;
-   i_idx := index % a.ITEMS_PER_CHUNK;
-   meta.check_bounds(b_idx, a.chunks.count, loc = loc);
-   meta.check_bounds(i_idx, a.chunks[b_idx].count, loc = loc);
-   return *a.chunks[b_idx].items[i_idx];
+   cidx := index / a.items_per_chunk;
+   iidx := index % a.items_per_chunk;
+   meta.check_bounds(cidx, a.chunks.count, loc = loc);
+   meta.check_bounds(iidx, a.chunks[cidx].count, loc = loc);
+   return *a.chunks[cidx].items[iidx];
 }
 
 operator []= :: (a: *Stable_Array, index: int, value: a.T, loc := #caller_location) #no_abc {
-   c_idx := index / a.ITEMS_PER_CHUNK;
-   i_idx := index % a.ITEMS_PER_CHUNK;
-   meta.check_bounds(c_idx, a.chunks.count, loc = loc);
-   meta.check_bounds(i_idx, a.chunks[b_idx].count, loc = loc);
-
-   chunk := a.chunks[c_idx];
-   chunk.items[i_idx] = value;
+   cidx := index / a.items_per_chunk;
+   iidx := index % a.items_per_chunk;
+   meta.check_bounds(cidx, a.chunks.count, loc = loc);
+   meta.check_bounds(iidx, a.chunks[cidx].count, loc = loc);
+   a.chunks[cidx].items[iidx] = value;
 }
 
 for_expansion :: (a: Stable_Array, body: Code, flags: For_Flags) #expand {
-   for i: 0..a.count - 1 {
-      `it       := a[i];
+   for #v2 <=(flags & .REVERSE == .REVERSE) i: 0..a.count - 1 {
       `it_index := i;
+      #if flags & .POINTER == .POINTER {
+         `it := *a[i];
+      }
+      else {
+         `it := a[i];
+      }
+
       #insert,scope(body) body;
    }
 }
 
+
 #scope_file;
 
-mem :: #import "jc/memory";
+mem  :: #import "jc/memory";
 meta :: #import "jc/meta";
 
 find_or_create_chunk :: (a: *Stable_Array, amount: int) -> *a.Chunk {
@@ -90,7 +101,7 @@ find_or_create_chunk :: (a: *Stable_Array, amount: int) -> *a.Chunk {
    }
 
    last := a.chunks[a.chunks.count - 1];
-   if amount > a.ITEMS_PER_CHUNK - last.count {
+   if amount > a.items_per_chunk - last.count {
       last = create_chunk(a);
    }
 
@@ -111,24 +122,60 @@ try_lazy_init :: (a: *Stable_Array) {
    }
 }
 
-// #run {
-//    #import "Basic";
 
-//    {
-//       a: Stable_Array(int);
-//       for 0..64 {
-//          append(*a, it * it);
-//       }
+// ----------------------------------------------------------
+// TESTS
+// ----------------------------------------------------------
 
-//       reset(*a);
+basic :: #import "Basic";
 
-//       append(*a, 10);
-//       append(*a, 20);
-//       append(*a, 30);
+#if RUN_TESTS #run {
+   test :: #import "jc/test";
 
-//       for a {
-//          print("%: %\n", it_index, it);
-//       }
-//    }
-// }
+   test.run("basic operations", t => {
+      a: Stable_Array(int, 4);
 
+      append(*a, 10, 20, 30, 40);
+      test.expect(t, a.count == 4);
+      test.expect(t, a.chunks.count == 1, "chunk count was %", a.chunks.count);
+
+      append(*a, 50);
+      test.expect(t, a.count == 5);
+      test.expect(t, a.chunks.count == 2, "chunk count was %", a.chunks.count);
+
+      append(*a, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120);
+      test.expect(t, a.count == 12);
+      test.expect(t, a.chunks.count == 3, "chunk count was %", a.chunks.count);
+
+      for a {
+         test.expect(t, it == (it_index + 1) * 10, "% was %", it, (it_index + 1) * 10);
+      }
+   });
+
+   test.run("iteration", t => {
+      a: Stable_Array(int);
+      append(*a, 10, 20, 30, 40);
+
+      last := 999;
+      for < a {
+         test.expect(t, it == (it_index + 1) * 10);
+         test.expect(t, it < last);
+
+         last = it;
+      }
+
+      for * a it.* = 1;
+      for   a test.expect(t, it == 1);
+   });
+
+   test.run("stability", t => {
+      a: Stable_Array(int, 1);
+
+      first := append(*a, 10);
+      addr  := first.(u64);
+      for 0..10 append(*a, it * 10);
+
+      test.expect(t, first.(u64) == addr);
+      test.expect(t, first.* == 10);
+   });
+}