diff --git a/doc/BYTECODE b/doc/BYTECODE
index c4d7450..81b58da 100644
--- a/doc/BYTECODE
+++ b/doc/BYTECODE
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ The bytecode file is composed of the following sections:
    Each constant:
      [0]: Type (0 = string, 1 = real)
      if string:
-       [1..4]: string size
-       [...]:  string
+       [...]:  string (NULL terminated)
      if real
        [1..4]: real
 
diff --git a/lib/code.c b/lib/code.c
index 8d055ae..2265125 100644
--- a/lib/code.c
+++ b/lib/code.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
 
 #if __BYTE_ORDER__ == __ORDER_BIG_ENDIAN__
 #  error Sorry, big endian architectures are not supported at this time.
@@ -15,13 +16,14 @@
 #define CONST_START         0x10
 
 struct Code {
-    uint8_t*  bytecode;
-    size_t    bytecode_sz;
-    uint32_t* const_addr;
-    uint32_t* fn_addr;
+    uint8_t const* bytecode;
+    size_t         bytecode_sz;
+    uint32_t*      const_addr;
+    uint32_t       fn_count;
+    uint32_t*      fn_addr;
 };
 
-Code* code_new()
+Code* code_new(void)
 {
     Code* code = xcalloc(1, sizeof(Code));
     return code;
@@ -29,6 +31,8 @@ Code* code_new()
 
 void code_destroy(Code* code)
 {
+    free(code->const_addr);
+    free(code->fn_addr);
     free(code);
 }
 
@@ -46,6 +50,7 @@ TYC_RESULT code_load_bytecode(Code* code, uint8_t* bytecode, size_t bytecode_sz)
     code->bytecode = bytecode;
     code->bytecode_sz = bytecode_sz;
 
+    /*
     for (size_t i = 0; i < bytecode_sz; ++i) {
         if (i % 16 == 0)
             printf("%04X: ", i);
@@ -53,32 +58,71 @@ TYC_RESULT code_load_bytecode(Code* code, uint8_t* bytecode, size_t bytecode_sz)
         if (i % 16 == 15)
             printf("\n");
     }
+    printf("\n");
+    */
+
+    uint32_t n_consts = code_n_consts(code);
+    code->const_addr = calloc(n_consts, sizeof(uint32_t));
+    uint32_t addr = CONST_START;
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < n_consts; ++i) {
+        code->const_addr[i] = addr;
+        switch (code_const_type(code, i)) {
+            case TC_STRING: {
+                uint32_t sz = (uint32_t) strlen((const char*) &bytecode[code->const_addr[i] + 1]);
+                addr += sz + 2;  // 2 = constant type + NULL terminator
+                break;
+            }
+            case TC_REAL:
+                addr += 5;  // 5 = constant type + float
+                break;
+            case TC_INVALID_TYPE:
+            default:
+                __builtin_unreachable();
+        }
+    }
+
+    addr += 4;  // skip debug start address
+    memcpy(&code->fn_count, &bytecode[addr], sizeof(uint32_t));  // number of functions
+    addr += 4;
+
+    code->fn_addr = calloc(code->fn_count, sizeof(uint32_t));
+    code->fn_addr[0] = addr;
+    for (size_t i = 1; i < code->fn_count; ++i) {
+        uint32_t addr_next;
+        memcpy(&addr_next, &bytecode[addr], sizeof(uint32_t));
+        addr = code->fn_addr[i] = addr_next;
+    }
 
     return T_OK;
 }
 
-size_t code_n_consts(Code const* code)
+uint32_t code_n_consts(Code const* code)
 {
-    uint32_t n_consts = *(uint32_t*) &code->bytecode[N_CONST_ADDR];
+    uint32_t n_consts; memcpy(&n_consts, &code->bytecode[N_CONST_ADDR], sizeof(uint32_t));
     return n_consts;
 }
 
 TYC_CONST_TYPE code_const_type(Code const* code, size_t n)
 {
-    return TC_REAL;  // TODO
+    uint8_t t = code->bytecode[code->const_addr[n]];
+    if (t >= TC_INVALID_TYPE)
+        return TC_INVALID_TYPE;
+    return t;
 }
 
 T_REAL code_const_real(Code const* code, size_t n)
 {
-    return 0.f;  // TODO
+    float f;
+    memcpy(&f, &code->bytecode[code->const_addr[n] + 1], sizeof(float));
+    return f;
 }
 
 const char* code_const_string(Code const* code, size_t n)
 {
-    return "";  // TODO
+    return (const char*) &code->bytecode[code->const_addr[n] + 1];
 }
 
-size_t code_n_functions(Code const* code)
+uint32_t code_n_functions(Code const* code)
 {
-    return 0;  // TODO
+    return code->fn_count;
 }
diff --git a/lib/compiler.c b/lib/compiler.c
index a8fe31b..c192dda 100644
--- a/lib/compiler.c
+++ b/lib/compiler.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ TYC_RESULT code_assemble(const char* code, uint8_t** bytecode, size_t* bytecode_
 
     if (!lua_isstring(L, -1))
         abort();
-    *bytecode_sz = luaL_len(L, -1);
+    *bytecode_sz = (size_t) luaL_len(L, -1);
     *bytecode = malloc(*bytecode_sz);
     memcpy(*bytecode, lua_tostring(L, -1), *bytecode_sz);
 
diff --git a/lib/compiler/compiler.lua b/lib/compiler/compiler.lua
index 7dacd15..8b4bb05 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/compiler.lua
+++ b/lib/compiler/compiler.lua
@@ -107,13 +107,9 @@ local function assemble(proto)
         bin[pos + 3] = (data >> 24) & 0xff
     end
 
-    local float_to_le_bytes = function(f)
-        local bytes = {}
-        local packed = string.pack("<f", f)
-        for i = 1, 4 do
-            bytes[i] = packed:byte(i)
-        end
-        return bytes
+    local function float_to_bits(f)
+        local bytes = string.pack("<f", f)
+        return string.unpack("<I4", bytes)
     end
 
     -- header
@@ -123,34 +119,35 @@ local function assemble(proto)
 
     -- constants
     local code_addr_pos = push32(0) -- code address, to be replaced
-    print(code_addr_pos)
-    push32(#proto.constants)        -- number of constants
-    for i, const in ipairs(proto.constants) do
+    push32(#proto.constants + 1)        -- number of constants
+    for i=0,#proto.constants do
+        local const = proto.constants[i]
         if type(const) == 'string' then
             table.insert(bin, 0) -- string type
-            push32(#const)
             for c in const:gmatch('.') do
                 table.insert(bin, c:byte())
             end
+            table.insert(bin, 0) -- string terminator
         elseif type(const) == 'number' then
-            table.insert(bin, 0) -- float type
-            push32(float_to_le_bytes(const))
+            table.insert(bin, 1) -- float type
+            push32(float_to_bits(const))
         end
     end
 
     replace32(code_addr_pos, #bin)
 
     -- code
-    push32(0) -- debug address (TODO)
-    push32(#proto.functions) -- number of functions
-    for _,func in ipairs(proto.functions) do
-        local next_function_pos = #bin
+    push32(0)                    -- debug address (TODO)
+    push32(#proto.functions + 1) -- number of functions
+    for i=0,#proto.functions do
+        local func = proto.functions[i]
+        local next_function_pos = #bin + 1
         push32(0)  -- to be replaced with next function address
         -- TODO - add code
         replace32(next_function_pos, #bin)
     end
-
     return string.char(table.unpack(bin))
+
 end
 
 ----------------------
diff --git a/lib/priv.h b/lib/priv.h
index adb3d90..da1858e 100644
--- a/lib/priv.h
+++ b/lib/priv.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ typedef uint32_t HEAP_KEY;
 typedef uint64_t TABLE_HASH;
 
 typedef enum {
-    TC_STRING, TC_REAL,
+    TC_STRING, TC_REAL, TC_INVALID_TYPE
 } TYC_CONST_TYPE;
 
 //
@@ -124,19 +124,19 @@ void     heap_gc(Heap* h, VALUE const* roots, size_t n_roots);
 // CODE
 //
 
-TYC_RESULT code_assemble(const char* code, uint8_t** bytecode, size_t* bytecode_sz);
+TYC_RESULT     code_assemble(const char* code, uint8_t** bytecode, size_t* bytecode_sz);
 
-Code* code_new();
-void  code_destroy(Code* code);
+Code*          code_new(void);
+void           code_destroy(Code* code);
 
 TYC_RESULT     code_load_bytecode(Code* code, uint8_t* bytecode, size_t bytecode_sz);
 
-size_t         code_n_consts(Code const* code);
+uint32_t       code_n_consts(Code const* code);
 TYC_CONST_TYPE code_const_type(Code const* code, size_t n);
 
 T_REAL         code_const_real(Code const* code, size_t n);
 const char*    code_const_string(Code const* code, size_t n);
 
-size_t         code_n_functions(Code const* code);
+uint32_t       code_n_functions(Code const* code);
 
 #endif //TYCHE_PRIV_H
diff --git a/test/tests.c b/test/tests.c
index 59f85c5..45fa716 100644
--- a/test/tests.c
+++ b/test/tests.c
@@ -241,9 +241,10 @@ int main()
         assert(code_const_type(code, 0) == TC_REAL);
         assert(code_const_type(code, 1) == TC_STRING);
         assert(code_const_real(code, 0) >= 3.13 && code_const_real(code, 0) <= 3.15);
-        assert(strcmp(code_const_string(code, 1), "Hello world\n") == 0);
+        assert(strcmp(code_const_string(code, 1), "Hello world") == 0);
         assert(code_n_functions(code) == 2);
 
+        code_destroy(code);
         free(bytecode);
     }
 }
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