diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 290dfbd..aa15254 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 *.report
 /ftb
 vgcore.*
+tests/ftb
diff --git a/arraylist.hpp b/arraylist.hpp
index 1950a41..297d31a 100644
--- a/arraylist.hpp
+++ b/arraylist.hpp
@@ -1,9 +1,82 @@
 #pragma once
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <initializer_list>
+
+#ifdef FTB_INTERNAL_DEBUG
+#  include <stdio.h>
+#endif
+
 #include "types.hpp"
 #include "macros.hpp"
 
+template <typename type>
+struct Stack_Array_List {
+    type* data;
+    u32 length;
+    u32 count;
+
+    Stack_Array_List(u32 length) {
+        data = (type*)alloca(length);
+#ifdef FTB_INTERNAL_DEBUG
+        if (data == nullptr) {
+            fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: alloca did return nullptr \n");
+        }
+#endif
+        this->length = length;
+        this->count = 0;
+    }
+
+    static Stack_Array_List<type> create_from(std::initializer_list<type> l) {
+        Stack_Array_List<type> ret(l.size());
+
+        for (type t : l) {
+            ret.data[ret.count++] = t;
+        }
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    void extend(std::initializer_list<type> l) {
+        for (type e : l) {
+            append(e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    void clear() {
+        count = 0;
+    }
+
+    type* begin() {
+        return data;
+    }
+
+    type* end() {
+        return data+(count);
+    }
+
+    void remove_index(u32 index) {
+#ifdef FTB_INTERNAL_DEBUG
+        if (index >= count)
+            fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: removing index that is not in use\n");
+#endif
+        data[index] = data[--count];
+    }
+
+    void append(type element) {
+#ifdef FTB_INTERNAL_DEBUG
+        if (count == length) {
+            fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: Stack_Array_List is full!\n");
+        }
+#endif
+        data[count] = element;
+        count++;
+    }
+
+    type& operator[](u32 index) {
+        return data[index];
+    }
+
+};
+
 template <typename type>
 struct Array_List {
     type* data;
@@ -180,24 +253,64 @@ struct Array_List {
 
 template <typename type>
 struct Auto_Array_List : public Array_List<type> {
+    Auto_Array_List(u32 length) {
+        this->alloc(length);
+    }
 
-        Auto_Array_List(u32 length) {
-            this->alloc(length);
-        }
+    Auto_Array_List() {
+        this->alloc(16);
+    }
 
-        Auto_Array_List() {
-            this->alloc(16);
+    Auto_Array_List(std::initializer_list<type> l) {
+        this->alloc(l.size());
+        for (type e : l) {
+            this->append(e);
         }
+    }
 
-        Auto_Array_List(std::initializer_list<type> l) {
-            this->alloc(l.size());
-            for (type e : l) {
-                this->append(e);
-            }
-        }
+    ~Auto_Array_List() {
+        free(this->data);
+        this->data = nullptr;
+    }
+};
+
+template <typename type>
+struct Queue {
+    Array_List<type> arr_list;
+    u32 next_index;
+
+    void alloc(u32 initial_capacity = 16) {
+        next_index = 0;
+        arr_list.alloc(initial_capacity);
+    }
 
-        ~Auto_Array_List() {
-            free(this->data);
-            this->data = nullptr;
+    void dealloc() {
+        arr_list.dealloc();
+    }
+
+    void push_back(type e) {
+        arr_list.append(e);
+    }
+
+    type get_next() {
+#ifdef FTB_INTERNAL_DEBUG
+        if (next_index >= arr_list.length) {
+            fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: Out of bounds access in queue\n");
         }
+#endif
+        return arr_list.data[next_index++];
+    }
+
+    bool is_empty() {
+        return next_index == arr_list.count;
+    }
+
+    int get_count() {
+        return arr_list.count - next_index;
+    }
+
+    void clear() {
+        next_index = 0;
+        arr_list.clear();
+    }
 };
diff --git a/tests/build.sh b/tests/build.sh
index 5037ef5..59910a1 100755
--- a/tests/build.sh
+++ b/tests/build.sh
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ pushd $SCRIPTPATH > /dev/null
 #  _DEBUG
 # time g++ -fpermissive src/main.cpp -g -o ./bin/slime --std=c++17 || exit 1
 time clang++ -D_DEBUG -D_PROFILING -fpermissive main.cpp -g -o ./ftb --std=c++17 || exit 1
-time clang++ -D_DEBUG -D_PROFILING -fpermissive cpu_info.cpp -g -o ./cpu_info --std=c++17 || exit 1
+# time clang++ -D_DEBUG -D_PROFILING -fpermissive cpu_info.cpp -g -o ./cpu_info --std=c++17 || exit 1
 
 echo ""
 # time valgrind --leak-check=full ./ftb
 time ./ftb
-time ./cpu_info
+# time ./cpu_info
 
 popd > /dev/null
 unset TIMEFORMAT
diff --git a/tests/ftb b/tests/ftb
deleted file mode 100755
index 205d22b..0000000
Binary files a/tests/ftb and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/tests/main.cpp b/tests/main.cpp
index fc0ffaa..3407d89 100644
--- a/tests/main.cpp
+++ b/tests/main.cpp
@@ -146,6 +146,128 @@ auto test_hm() -> void {
     });
 }
 
+proc test_stack_array_lists() -> testresult {
+    Stack_Array_List<int> list(20);
+
+    assert_equal_int(list.count, 0);
+    assert_equal_int(list.length, 20);
+    assert(list.data != NULL, "list should have some data allocated");
+
+    // test sum of empty list
+    int sum = 0;
+    int iter = 0;
+    for (auto e : list) {
+        sum += e;
+        iter++;
+    }
+    assert_equal_int(sum, 0);
+    assert_equal_int(iter, 0);
+
+    // append some elements
+    list.append(1);
+    list.append(2);
+    list.append(3);
+    list.append(4);
+
+    assert_equal_int(list.count, 4);
+    assert_equal_int(list.length, 20);
+
+    // test sum again
+    sum = 0;
+    iter = 0;
+    for (auto e : list) {
+        sum += e;
+        iter++;
+    }
+    assert_equal_int(sum, 10);
+    assert_equal_int(iter, 4);
+
+    // bracketed access
+    list[0] = 11;
+    list[1] = 3;
+    list[2] = 2;
+    list.append(5);
+
+    // test sum again
+    sum = 0;
+    iter = 0;
+    for (auto e : list) {
+        sum += e;
+        ++iter;
+    }
+    assert_equal_int(sum, 25);
+    assert_equal_int(iter, 5);
+
+    // assert memory correct
+    assert_equal_int(list.data[0], 11);
+    assert_equal_int(list.data[1], 3);
+    assert_equal_int(list.data[2], 2);
+    assert_equal_int(list.data[3], 4);
+    assert_equal_int(list.data[4], 5);
+
+    // removing some indices
+    list.remove_index(4);
+
+    // test sum again
+    sum = 0;
+    iter = 0;
+    for (auto e : list) {
+        sum += e;
+        ++iter;
+    }
+    assert_equal_int(sum, 20);
+    assert_equal_int(iter, 4);
+
+    // removing some indices
+    list.remove_index(1);
+    list.remove_index(0);
+
+    // test sum again
+    sum = 0;
+    iter = 0;
+    for (auto e : list) {
+        sum += e;
+        ++iter;
+    }
+
+    assert_equal_int(sum, 6);
+    assert_equal_int(iter, 2);
+
+    return pass;
+}
+
+proc test_queue() -> testresult {
+    Queue<int> q;
+    q.alloc(4);
+
+    assert(q.is_empty(), "queue should start empty");
+    assert_equal_int(q.get_count(), 0);
+
+    q.push_back(1);
+    q.push_back(2);
+    q.push_back(3);
+
+    assert_equal_int(q.get_count(), 3);
+
+    assert_equal_int(q.get_next(), 1);
+    assert_equal_int(q.get_count(), 2);
+    assert(!q.is_empty(), "should not be empty");
+
+    assert_equal_int(q.get_next(), 2);
+    assert_equal_int(q.get_count(), 1);
+    q.push_back(4);
+    assert_equal_int(q.get_count(), 2);
+
+    assert_equal_int(q.get_next(), 3);
+    assert_equal_int(q.get_count(), 1);
+    assert(!q.is_empty(), "should not be empty");
+
+    assert_equal_int(q.get_next(), 4);
+    assert(q.is_empty(), "should be empty");
+    assert_equal_int(q.get_count(), 0);
+
+    return pass;
+}
 
 proc test_array_lists_adding_and_removing() -> testresult {
     // test adding and removing
@@ -446,7 +568,9 @@ s32 main(s32, char**) {
     invoke_test(test_array_lists_sorting);
     invoke_test(test_array_lists_searching);
     invoke_test(test_array_list_sort_many);
+    invoke_test(test_stack_array_lists);
     invoke_test(test_bucket_allocator);
+    invoke_test(test_queue);
 
     return 0;
 }