diff --git a/cpp/src/codegen.cpp b/cpp/src/codegen.cpp
index 56a0c71..a84f0f4 100644
--- a/cpp/src/codegen.cpp
+++ b/cpp/src/codegen.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "builtin.hpp"
 #include "llvm/BinaryFormat/Dwarf.h"
 #include "llvm/IR/DIBuilder.h"
+#include "llvm/IR/InlineAsm.h"
 #include "llvm/IR/Intrinsics.h"
 #include "llvm/IR/LLVMContext.h"
 
@@ -1814,8 +1815,15 @@ namespace code
 			}
 			break;
 			case builtin::debugbreak:
-				ret.llv = builder->CreateCall(llvm::Intrinsic::getDeclaration(program.get(), llvm::Intrinsic::trap));
+			{
+				// trap doesn't seem to be continuable so this is not a good fit.
+				//ret.llv = builder->CreateCall(llvm::Intrinsic::getDeclaration(program.get(), llvm::Intrinsic::trap));
+				// inline-asm int3 is a winner if it can be done:
+				llvm::InlineAsm* int3 = llvm::InlineAsm::get(llvm::FunctionType::get(llvm::Type::getVoidTy(*ctx), false), "int3", "~{dirflag},~{fpsr},~{flags}", true, false, llvm::InlineAsm::AsmDialect::AD_ATT);
+				llvm::CallInst* int3call = builder->CreateCall(int3, {});
+				int3call->addAttributeAtIndex(llvm::AttributeList::FunctionIndex, llvm::Attribute::NoUnwind);
 				ret.ty = func.return_ty;
+			}
 			break;
 			default:
 				d.ctx.error(error_code::nyi, "missing codegen for builtin \"{}\"", call.function_name);
diff --git a/cpp/src/parse.cpp b/cpp/src/parse.cpp
index 84b0e8c..d93f0b1 100644
--- a/cpp/src/parse.cpp
+++ b/cpp/src/parse.cpp
@@ -1644,6 +1644,7 @@ namespace parse
 			shift();
 			while(this->reduce()){}
 		}
+		while(this->reduce()){}
 		// next level and go again (until when???)
 		std::size_t error_count = 0;
 
diff --git a/samples/scratchpad.psy b/samples/scratchpad.psy
index 7ef03d0..9d1604a 100644
--- a/samples/scratchpad.psy
+++ b/samples/scratchpad.psy
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 main :: () -> i64
 {
 	puts("hello world! ;)");	
+	assert(false, "woopsie!");
 	greeting : string;
 	defer greeting.cleanup();
 
diff --git a/stdlib/stdlib.psy b/stdlib/stdlib.psy
index 2ee808d..c105e9d 100644
--- a/stdlib/stdlib.psy
+++ b/stdlib/stdlib.psy
@@ -40,8 +40,18 @@ string :: struct
 		strcpy(this.str, literal);
 	}
 
-	//print :: () -> u0
-	//{
-	//	puts(this.str);
-	//}
+	print :: () -> u0
+	{
+		puts(this.str);
+	}
+}
+
+assert :: (expr : bool, msg : i8& const) -> u0
+{
+	if (expr != true)
+	{
+		puts(msg);
+		__builtin_debugbreak();
+	}
 }
+//
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