diff --git a/src/core/strings/str8/str8.c b/src/core/strings/str8/str8.c
index dc53ba3..5510285 100644
--- a/src/core/strings/str8/str8.c
+++ b/src/core/strings/str8/str8.c
@@ -176,6 +176,17 @@ void wapp_str8_copy_str8_capped(Str8 *dst, Str8RO *src) {
   dst->size = to_copy;
 }
 
+void wapp_str8_copy_to_cstr(char *dst, Str8RO *src, u64 dst_capacity) {
+  if (!dst || !src) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  u64 to_copy = src->size < dst_capacity ? src->size : dst_capacity - 1;
+
+  memset(dst, 0, dst_capacity);
+  memcpy(dst, src->buf, to_copy);
+}
+
 i64 wapp_str8_find(Str8RO *str, Str8RO substr) {
   if (substr.size > str->size) {
     return -1;
@@ -340,7 +351,7 @@ Str8 *wapp_str8_join(const Allocator *allocator, const Str8List *list, Str8RO *d
   }
 
   u64 capacity = list->total_size + (delimiter->size * (list->node_count - 1));
-  Str8 *output = wapp_str8_buf_alloc(allocator, capacity);
+  Str8 *output = wapp_str8_buf_alloc(allocator, capacity * 2);
 
   // NOTE (Abdelrahman): Uses a while loop instead of a for loop to get rid of
   // MSVC Spectre mitigation warnings
diff --git a/src/core/strings/str8/str8.h b/src/core/strings/str8/str8.h
index 84c620a..39644b6 100644
--- a/src/core/strings/str8/str8.h
+++ b/src/core/strings/str8/str8.h
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ Str8   *wapp_str8_concat(const Allocator *allocator, Str8 *dst, Str8RO *src);
 void   wapp_str8_concat_capped(Str8 *dst, Str8RO *src);
 void   wapp_str8_copy_cstr_capped(Str8 *dst, const char *src);
 void   wapp_str8_copy_str8_capped(Str8 *dst, Str8RO *src);
+void   wapp_str8_copy_to_cstr(char *dst, Str8RO *src, u64 dst_capacity);
 
 /**
  * Str8 find functions
@@ -91,6 +92,8 @@ Str8     *wapp_str8_join(const Allocator *allocator, const Str8List *list, Str8R
 /**
  * Str8 list utilities
  */
+#define wapp_str8_node_from_cstr(STRING) ((Str8Node){.string = &wapp_str8_lit(STRING)})
+#define wapp_str8_node_from_str8(STRING) ((Str8Node){.string = &STRING})
 Str8Node *wapp_str8_list_get(const Str8List *list, u64 index);
 void     wapp_str8_list_push_front(Str8List *list, Str8Node *node);
 void     wapp_str8_list_push_back(Str8List *list, Str8Node *node);