diff --git a/BeefLibs/corlib/src/String.bf b/BeefLibs/corlib/src/String.bf
index 5daa6750..6a5346b1 100644
--- a/BeefLibs/corlib/src/String.bf
+++ b/BeefLibs/corlib/src/String.bf
@@ -551,6 +551,13 @@ namespace System
 			return str.Ptr;
 		}
 
+		public static implicit operator Span<char8>(String str)
+		{
+		    if (str == null)
+				return .(null, 0);
+			return .(str.Ptr, str.Length);
+		}
+
 		[Commutable]
 		public static bool operator==(String s1, String s2)
 		{
diff --git a/BeefLibs/corlib/src/System.bf b/BeefLibs/corlib/src/System.bf
index d7c6f7ef..53a2731b 100644
--- a/BeefLibs/corlib/src/System.bf
+++ b/BeefLibs/corlib/src/System.bf
@@ -187,6 +187,18 @@ static
 		}
 	}
 
+	public static mixin DeleteDictionaryAndItems(var container)
+	{
+		if (container != null)
+		{
+			for (var value in container)
+			{
+				delete value.value;
+			}
+			delete container;
+		}
+	}
+
 	public static mixin DeleteDictionaryAndKeysAndItems(var container)
 	{
 		if (container != null)