diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index 1617b46e08..8c80540a63 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -996,8 +996,8 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) check_or_expr(node ast.OrExpr, ret_type ast.Type, expr_re
 		}
 		return
 	}
-	stmts_len := node.stmts.len
-	if stmts_len == 0 {
+
+	if node.stmts.len == 0 {
 		if ret_type != ast.void_type {
 			// x := f() or {}
 			c.error('assignment requires a non empty `or {}` block', node.pos)
@@ -1005,7 +1005,7 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) check_or_expr(node ast.OrExpr, ret_type ast.Type, expr_re
 		// allow `f() or {}`
 		return
 	}
-	last_stmt := node.stmts[stmts_len - 1]
+	last_stmt := node.stmts.last()
 	c.check_or_last_stmt(last_stmt, ret_type, expr_return_type.clear_flag(.optional).clear_flag(.result))
 }
 
@@ -1537,7 +1537,7 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) enum_decl(mut node ast.EnumDecl) {
 		} else {
 			if signed {
 				if iseen.len > 0 {
-					ilast := iseen[iseen.len - 1]
+					ilast := iseen.last()
 					if ilast == enum_imax {
 						c.error('enum value overflows type `$senum_type`, which has a maximum value of $enum_imax',
 							field.pos)
@@ -1551,7 +1551,7 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) enum_decl(mut node ast.EnumDecl) {
 				}
 			} else {
 				if useen.len > 0 {
-					ulast := useen[useen.len - 1]
+					ulast := useen.last()
 					if ulast == enum_umax {
 						c.error('enum value overflows type `$senum_type`, which has a maximum value of $enum_umax',
 							field.pos)
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/fn.v b/vlib/v/checker/fn.v
index 4bea8c92c5..be525218ec 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/fn.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/fn.v
@@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) fn_call(mut node ast.CallExpr, mut continue_check &bool)
 		}
 
 		param := if func.is_variadic && i >= func.params.len - 1 {
-			func.params[func.params.len - 1]
+			func.params.last()
 		} else {
 			func.params[i]
 		}
@@ -1182,7 +1182,7 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) fn_call(mut node ast.CallExpr, mut continue_check &bool)
 	if func.generic_names.len > 0 {
 		for i, mut call_arg in node.args {
 			param := if func.is_variadic && i >= func.params.len - 1 {
-				func.params[func.params.len - 1]
+				func.params.last()
 			} else {
 				func.params[i]
 			}
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/match.v b/vlib/v/checker/match.v
index 9ab1f21353..75834a821d 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/match.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/match.v
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ fn (mut c Checker) match_exprs(mut node ast.MatchExpr, cond_type_sym ast.TypeSym
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	mut else_branch := node.branches[node.branches.len - 1]
+	mut else_branch := node.branches.last()
 	mut has_else := else_branch.is_else
 	if !has_else {
 		for i, branch in node.branches {
diff --git a/vlib/v/depgraph/depgraph.v b/vlib/v/depgraph/depgraph.v
index d543b91794..0ffa9475a6 100644
--- a/vlib/v/depgraph/depgraph.v
+++ b/vlib/v/depgraph/depgraph.v
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ pub fn (graph &DepGraph) resolve() &DepGraph {
 }
 
 pub fn (graph &DepGraph) last_node() DepGraphNode {
-	return graph.nodes[graph.nodes.len - 1]
+	return graph.nodes.last()
 }
 
 pub fn (graph &DepGraph) display() string {
diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v b/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
index 0f348ea53c..4b21b7bb9b 100644
--- a/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ pub fn (mut f Fmt) wrap_long_line(penalty_idx int, add_indent bool) bool {
 	if penalty_idx > 0 && f.line_len <= fmt.max_len[penalty_idx] {
 		return false
 	}
-	if f.out[f.out.len - 1] == ` ` {
+	if f.out.last() == ` ` {
 		f.out.go_back(1)
 	}
 	f.write('\n')
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ pub fn (mut f Fmt) short_module(name string) string {
 	}
 	idx := vals.len - 1
 	mname, tprefix := f.get_modname_prefix(vals[..idx].join('.'))
-	symname := vals[vals.len - 1]
+	symname := vals.last()
 	mut aname := f.mod2alias[mname]
 	if aname == '' {
 		for _, v in f.mod2alias {
@@ -1955,7 +1955,7 @@ pub fn (mut f Fmt) ident(node ast.Ident) {
 					// "v.fmt.foo" => "fmt.foo"
 					vals := full_name.split('.')
 					mod_prefix := vals[vals.len - 2]
-					const_name := vals[vals.len - 1]
+					const_name := vals.last()
 					if mod_prefix == 'main' {
 						f.write(const_name)
 						return
diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/struct.v b/vlib/v/fmt/struct.v
index 14fd48ea28..7b63c8af4e 100644
--- a/vlib/v/fmt/struct.v
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/struct.v
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ pub fn (mut f Fmt) struct_init(node ast.StructInit) {
 		fields_start := f.out.len
 		fields_loop: for {
 			if !single_line_fields {
-				if use_short_args && f.out[f.out.len - 1] == ` ` {
+				if use_short_args && f.out.last() == ` ` {
 					//           v Remove space at tail of line
 					// f(a, b, c, \n
 					//     f1: 0\n
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
index 762b3623b9..bdc3291a83 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
@@ -2529,7 +2529,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) asm_stmt(stmt ast.AsmStmt) {
 		}
 		// swap destionation and operands for att syntax
 		if template.args.len != 0 && !template.is_directive {
-			template.args.prepend(template.args[template.args.len - 1])
+			template.args.prepend(template.args.last())
 			template.args.delete(template.args.len - 1)
 		}
 
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/comptime.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/comptime.v
index 5a8c023c48..0910b849d6 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/comptime.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/comptime.v
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) comptime_call(mut node ast.ComptimeCall) {
 			g.error('method `${m.name}()` (no value) used as value', node.pos)
 		}
 		expand_strs := if node.args.len > 0 && m.params.len - 1 >= node.args.len {
-			arg := node.args[node.args.len - 1]
+			arg := node.args.last()
 			param := m.params[node.args.len]
 
 			arg.expr is ast.Ident && g.table.type_to_str(arg.typ) == '[]string'
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/fn.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/fn.v
index a60aa55184..689ad5f7b5 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/fn.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/fn.v
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) method_call(node ast.CallExpr) {
 		}
 		g.write('${dot}_object')
 		is_variadic := node.expected_arg_types.len > 0
-			&& node.expected_arg_types[node.expected_arg_types.len - 1].has_flag(.variadic)
+			&& node.expected_arg_types.last().has_flag(.variadic)
 		if node.args.len > 0 || is_variadic {
 			g.write(', ')
 			g.call_args(node)
@@ -1202,7 +1202,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) method_call(node ast.CallExpr) {
 		g.write(')')
 	}
 	is_variadic := node.expected_arg_types.len > 0
-		&& node.expected_arg_types[node.expected_arg_types.len - 1].has_flag(.variadic)
+		&& node.expected_arg_types.last().has_flag(.variadic)
 	if node.args.len > 0 || is_variadic {
 		g.write(', ')
 	}
@@ -1784,8 +1784,8 @@ fn (mut g Gen) call_args(node ast.CallExpr) {
 			// Handle `foo(c'str')` for `fn foo(args ...&u8)`
 			// TODOC2V handle this in a better place
 			g.expr(args[0].expr)
-		} else if args.len > 0 && args[args.len - 1].expr is ast.ArrayDecompose {
-			g.expr(args[args.len - 1].expr)
+		} else if args.len > 0 && args.last().expr is ast.ArrayDecompose {
+			g.expr(args.last().expr)
 		} else {
 			if variadic_count > 0 {
 				if g.pref.translated || g.file.is_translated {
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/golang/golang.v b/vlib/v/gen/golang/golang.v
index c215adca64..a098cde1c2 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/golang/golang.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/golang/golang.v
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ pub fn (mut f Gen) wrap_long_line(penalty_idx int, add_indent bool) bool {
 	if f.buffering {
 		return false
 	}
-	if f.out[f.out.len - 1] == ` ` {
+	if f.out.last() == ` ` {
 		f.out.go_back(1)
 	}
 	f.write('\n')
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ pub fn (mut f Gen) short_module(name string) string {
 	}
 	idx := vals.len - 1
 	mname, tprefix := f.get_modname_prefix(vals[..idx].join('.'))
-	symname := vals[vals.len - 1]
+	symname := vals.last()
 	mut aname := f.mod2alias[mname]
 	if aname == '' {
 		for _, v in f.mod2alias {
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/golang/struct.v b/vlib/v/gen/golang/struct.v
index d5908ce88e..24427e01dd 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/golang/struct.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/golang/struct.v
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ pub fn (mut f Gen) struct_init(node ast.StructInit) {
 		// fields_start := f.out.len
 		fields_loop: for {
 			if !single_line_fields {
-				if use_short_args && f.out[f.out.len - 1] == ` ` {
+				if use_short_args && f.out.last() == ` ` {
 					//           v Remove space at tail of line
 					// f(a, b, c, \n
 					//     f1: 0\n
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/js/js.v b/vlib/v/gen/js/js.v
index 346aa5f3f7..13e0a097c9 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/js/js.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/js/js.v
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ pub fn gen(files []&ast.File, table &ast.Table, pref &pref.Preferences) string {
 	/*
 	if pref.is_shared {
 		// Export, through CommonJS, the module of the entry file if `-shared` was passed
-		export := nodes[nodes.len - 1].name
+		export := nodes.last().name
 		out += 'if (typeof module === "object" && module.exports) module.exports = $export;\n'
 	}*/
 	out += '\n'
@@ -3584,7 +3584,7 @@ fn (mut g JsGen) gen_type_cast_expr(it ast.CastExpr) {
 		return
 	}
 	if g.cast_stack.len > 0 && is_literal {
-		if it.typ == g.cast_stack[g.cast_stack.len - 1] {
+		if it.typ == g.cast_stack.last() {
 			g.expr(it.expr)
 			return
 		}
@@ -3619,7 +3619,7 @@ fn (mut g JsGen) gen_integer_literal_expr(it ast.IntegerLiteral) {
 	// Don't wrap integers for use in JS.foo functions.
 	// TODO: call.language always seems to be "v", parser bug?
 	if g.call_stack.len > 0 {
-		call := g.call_stack[g.call_stack.len - 1]
+		call := g.call_stack.last()
 		if call.language == .js {
 			for t in call.args {
 				if t.expr is ast.IntegerLiteral {
@@ -3634,7 +3634,7 @@ fn (mut g JsGen) gen_integer_literal_expr(it ast.IntegerLiteral) {
 
 	// Skip cast if type is the same as the parrent caster
 	if g.cast_stack.len > 0 {
-		if g.cast_stack[g.cast_stack.len - 1] in ast.integer_type_idxs {
+		if g.cast_stack.last() in ast.integer_type_idxs {
 			g.write('new ')
 
 			g.write('int($it.val)')
@@ -3652,7 +3652,7 @@ fn (mut g JsGen) gen_float_literal_expr(it ast.FloatLiteral) {
 	// Don't wrap integers for use in JS.foo functions.
 	// TODO: call.language always seems to be "v", parser bug?
 	if g.call_stack.len > 0 {
-		call := g.call_stack[g.call_stack.len - 1]
+		call := g.call_stack.last()
 		if call.language == .js {
 			for i, t in call.args {
 				if t.expr is ast.FloatLiteral {
@@ -3671,10 +3671,10 @@ fn (mut g JsGen) gen_float_literal_expr(it ast.FloatLiteral) {
 
 	// Skip cast if type is the same as the parrent caster
 	if g.cast_stack.len > 0 {
-		if g.cast_stack[g.cast_stack.len - 1] in ast.float_type_idxs {
+		if g.cast_stack.last() in ast.float_type_idxs {
 			g.write('new f32($it.val)')
 			return
-		} else if g.cast_stack[g.cast_stack.len - 1] in ast.integer_type_idxs {
+		} else if g.cast_stack.last() in ast.integer_type_idxs {
 			g.write(int(it.val.f64()).str())
 			return
 		}
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/parse_type.v b/vlib/v/parser/parse_type.v
index 31f19b8fc0..c62566f642 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/parse_type.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/parse_type.v
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ pub fn (mut p Parser) parse_inline_sum_type() ast.Type {
 	variants := p.parse_sum_type_variants()
 	if variants.len > 1 {
 		if variants.len > parser.maximum_inline_sum_type_variants {
-			pos := variants[0].pos.extend(variants[variants.len - 1].pos)
+			pos := variants[0].pos.extend(variants.last().pos)
 			p.warn_with_pos('an inline sum type expects a maximum of $parser.maximum_inline_sum_type_variants types ($variants.len were given)',
 				pos)
 		}
diff --git a/vlib/v/util/suggestions.v b/vlib/v/util/suggestions.v
index 568c4d4739..c7ad838b00 100644
--- a/vlib/v/util/suggestions.v
+++ b/vlib/v/util/suggestions.v
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ pub fn short_module_name(name string) string {
 		return name
 	}
 	mname := vals[vals.len - 2]
-	symname := vals[vals.len - 1]
+	symname := vals.last()
 	return '${mname}.$symname'
 }