diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6ff555b..efe4d46 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
 include(cmake/color.cmake)
 
-set(BLT_VERSION 0.11.3)
+set(BLT_VERSION 0.12.0)
 set(BLT_TEST_VERSION 0.0.1)
 
 set(BLT_TARGET BLT)
diff --git a/include/blt/fs/nbt.h b/include/blt/fs/nbt.h
index bc53ea8..eb9941c 100644
--- a/include/blt/fs/nbt.h
+++ b/include/blt/fs/nbt.h
@@ -250,8 +250,8 @@ namespace blt::nbt {
             BLT_WARN("Tag Type not found!");
             return nullptr;
         }
-        static HASHMAP<std::string, tag_t*> toHashmap(const std::vector<tag_t*>& v){
-            HASHMAP<std::string, tag_t*> tags;
+        static hashmap_t<std::string, tag_t*> toHashmap(const std::vector<tag_t*>& v){
+            hashmap_t<std::string, tag_t*> tags;
             for (const auto& t : v)
                 tags[t->getName()] = t;
             return tags;
@@ -321,12 +321,12 @@ namespace blt::nbt {
             }
     };
     
-    class tag_compound : public tag<HASHMAP<std::string, tag_t*>> {
+    class tag_compound : public tag<hashmap_t<std::string, tag_t*>> {
         public:
             tag_compound(): tag(nbt_tag::COMPOUND) {}
             tag_compound(const std::string& name, const std::vector<tag_t*>& v): tag(nbt_tag::COMPOUND, name, _internal_::toHashmap(v)) {}
             tag_compound(const std::string& name, const std::initializer_list<tag_t*>& v): tag(nbt_tag::COMPOUND, name, _internal_::toHashmap(v)) {}
-            tag_compound(const std::string& name, const HASHMAP<std::string, tag_t*>& v): tag(nbt_tag::COMPOUND, name, v) {}
+            tag_compound(const std::string& name, const hashmap_t<std::string, tag_t*>& v): tag(nbt_tag::COMPOUND, name, v) {}
             
             inline void put(tag_t* tag) {
                 t[tag->getName()] = tag;
diff --git a/include/blt/parse/argparse.h b/include/blt/parse/argparse.h
index 476dacf..6636514 100644
--- a/include/blt/parse/argparse.h
+++ b/include/blt/parse/argparse.h
@@ -332,11 +332,11 @@ namespace blt
                     friend arg_parse;
                 private:
                     // stores dest value not the flag/name!
-                    HASHSET<std::string> found_args;
+                    hashset_t<std::string> found_args;
                     std::vector<std::string> unrecognized_args;
                 public:
                     std::string program_name;
-                    HASHMAP<std::string, arg_data_t> data;
+                    hashmap_t<std::string, arg_data_t> data;
                     
                     inline arg_data_t& operator[](const std::string& key)
                     {
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ namespace blt
                     std::string postfix;
                 public:
                     std::vector<arg_properties_t*> name_associations;
-                    HASHMAP<std::string, arg_properties_t*> flag_associations;
+                    hashmap_t<std::string, arg_properties_t*> flag_associations;
             } user_args;
             
             arg_results loaded_args;
diff --git a/include/blt/parse/obj_loader.h b/include/blt/parse/obj_loader.h
index ea1d195..417b232 100644
--- a/include/blt/parse/obj_loader.h
+++ b/include/blt/parse/obj_loader.h
@@ -116,9 +116,9 @@ namespace blt::parse
         private:
             std::vector<constructed_vertex_t> vertex_data_;
             std::vector<object_data> objects_;
-            HASHMAP<std::string, material_t> materials_;
+            hashmap_t<std::string, material_t> materials_;
         public:
-            obj_model_t(std::vector<constructed_vertex_t>&& vertex_data, std::vector<object_data>&& objects, HASHMAP<std::string, material_t>&& mats):
+            obj_model_t(std::vector<constructed_vertex_t>&& vertex_data, std::vector<object_data>&& objects, hashmap_t<std::string, material_t>&& mats):
                     vertex_data_(vertex_data), objects_(objects), materials_(mats)
             {}
             
@@ -148,11 +148,11 @@ namespace blt::parse
             std::vector<normal_t> normals;
             
             // maps between face (constructed vertex) -> vertex indices
-            HASHMAP<face_t, std::int32_t, face_hash, face_eq> vertex_map;
+            hashmap_t<face_t, std::int32_t, face_hash, face_eq> vertex_map;
             std::vector<constructed_vertex_t> vertex_data;
             object_data current_object;
             std::vector<object_data> data;
-            HASHMAP<std::string, material_t> materials;
+            hashmap_t<std::string, material_t> materials;
             
             size_t current_line = 0;
         private:
diff --git a/include/blt/std/hashmap.h b/include/blt/std/hashmap.h
index 6f35191..f5e59f3 100644
--- a/include/blt/std/hashmap.h
+++ b/include/blt/std/hashmap.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 namespace blt
 {
-    
+
 //    template<typename K, typename V, typename Hash = std::hash<K>, typename Eq = std::equal_to<K>>
 //    class hashmap
 //    {
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ namespace blt
 //        public:
 //
 //    };
-    
+
 }
 
 #ifndef HASHMAP
@@ -27,32 +27,36 @@ namespace blt
         #include <parallel_hashmap/phmap.h>
         #include <parallel_hashmap/phmap_fwd_decl.h>
 
-template<class K, class V,
-        class Hash  = phmap::priv::hash_default_hash<K>,
-        class Eq    = phmap::priv::hash_default_eq<K>,
-        class Alloc = phmap::priv::Allocator<phmap::priv::Pair<const K, V>>>
-using HASHMAP = phmap::flat_hash_map<K, V, Hash, Eq, Alloc>;
-template<class T,
-        class Hash  = phmap::priv::hash_default_hash<T>,
-        class Eq    = phmap::priv::hash_default_eq<T>,
-        class Alloc = phmap::priv::Allocator<T>>
-using HASHSET = phmap::flat_hash_set<T, Hash, Eq, Alloc>;
+namespace blt
+{
+    template<class K, class V,
+            class Hash  = phmap::priv::hash_default_hash <K>,
+            class Eq    = phmap::priv::hash_default_eq <K>,
+            class Alloc = phmap::priv::Allocator <phmap::priv::Pair<const K, V>>>
+    using hashmap_t = phmap::flat_hash_map<K, V, Hash, Eq, Alloc>;
+    template<class T,
+            class Hash  = phmap::priv::hash_default_hash <T>,
+            class Eq    = phmap::priv::hash_default_eq <T>,
+            class Alloc = phmap::priv::Allocator <T>>
+    using hashset_t = phmap::flat_hash_set<T, Hash, Eq, Alloc>;
+}
     #else
-        
+namespace blt {
         #include <unordered_map>
         #include <unordered_set>
 
-template<typename K, typename V,
+    template<typename K, typename V,
         typename Hash = std::hash<K>,
         typename Eq = std::equal_to<K>,
         typename Alloc = std::allocator<std::pair<const K, V>>>
-using HASHMAP = std::unordered_map<K, V, Hash, Eq, Alloc>;
-
-template<typename K,
+    using hashmap_t = std::unordered_map<K, V, Hash, Eq, Alloc>;
+    
+    template<typename K,
         typename Hash = std::hash<K>,
         typename Eq = std::equal_to<K>,
         typename Alloc = std::allocator<K>>
-using HASHSET = std::unordered_set<K, Hash, Eq, Alloc>;
+    using hashset_t = std::unordered_set<K, Hash, Eq, Alloc>;
+}
     #endif
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/blt/profiling/profiler_v2.cpp b/src/blt/profiling/profiler_v2.cpp
index cf191a0..f3063b0 100644
--- a/src/blt/profiling/profiler_v2.cpp
+++ b/src/blt/profiling/profiler_v2.cpp
@@ -210,8 +210,8 @@ namespace blt
      * profiler V1 partial backwards compat
      * ----------------------------
      */
-     
-    HASHMAP<std::string, HASHMAP<std::string, interval_t*>> profiles;
+    
+    hashmap_t<std::string, hashmap_t<std::string, interval_t*>> profiles;
     
     void _internal::startInterval(const std::string& profile_name, const std::string& interval_name)
     {