diff --git a/lib/slot_language/code/resolve_method.slot b/lib/slot_language/code/resolve_method.slot
index 7fc665a0..f777898b 100644
--- a/lib/slot_language/code/resolve_method.slot
+++ b/lib/slot_language/code/resolve_method.slot
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # passed in? name and cache_entry
-word! << name_
-cache_entry! << cache_entry_
+word! = name_
+cache_entry! = cache_entry_
 # local var assignment
-callable_method << cache_entry.cached_type.methods
+callable_method = cache_entry.cached_type.methods
 
 while_start_label
 
diff --git a/lib/slot_language/message_slot.rb b/lib/slot_language/message_slot.rb
index b40418b7..81eb97ca 100644
--- a/lib/slot_language/message_slot.rb
+++ b/lib/slot_language/message_slot.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 module SlotLanguage
   class MessageSlot
 
+    def to_s
+      "message"
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/slot_language/slot_compiler.rb b/lib/slot_language/slot_compiler.rb
index e2b633df..f0489ca4 100644
--- a/lib/slot_language/slot_compiler.rb
+++ b/lib/slot_language/slot_compiler.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ require "ast"
 
 module SlotLanguage
   class SlotCompiler < AST::Processor
+    DEBUG = false
 
     def self.compile(input)
       ast = Parser::CurrentRuby.parse( input )
@@ -16,7 +17,6 @@ module SlotLanguage
       not_implemented(node)
     end
     def on_send(statement)
-      #puts "Send #{statement}"
       kids = statement.children.dup
       receiver = process(kids.shift) || MessageSlot.new
       name = kids.shift
@@ -24,12 +24,15 @@ module SlotLanguage
       return goto(name,kids) if(name == :goto)
       return check(name,receiver, kids) if(name == :==)
       return assign(receiver, name , kids) if(name.to_s.end_with?("="))
+      puts "Send #{name} , #{receiver} kids=#{kids}" if DEBUG
       SlotMaker.new( name )
     end
     def on_lvar(lvar)
+      puts "lvar #{lvar}" if DEBUG
       SlotMaker.new(lvar.children.first )
     end
     def on_lvasgn( expression)
+      puts "lvasgn #{expression}" if DEBUG
       name = expression.children[0]
       value = process(expression.children[1])
       LoadMaker.new(SlotMaker.new(name),value)
@@ -37,6 +40,7 @@ module SlotLanguage
     alias :on_ivasgn :on_lvasgn
 
     def on_if(expression)
+      puts "if #{expression}" if DEBUG
       condition = process(expression.children[0])
       condition.set_goto( process(expression.children[1]) )
       condition
@@ -48,7 +52,8 @@ module SlotLanguage
         process_all(exp)
       end
     end
-    def on_ivar expression
+    def on_ivar( expression)
+      puts "ivar #{expression}" if DEBUG
       SlotMaker.new(expression.children.first)
     end
 
@@ -58,20 +63,22 @@ module SlotLanguage
     end
     def goto(name , args)
       # error handling would not hurt
+      puts "goto #{name} , #{args}" if DEBUG
       label = process(args.first)
       SlotMachine::Jump.new(  label )
     end
     def check(name , receiver , kids)
       raise "Only ==, not #{name}" unless name == :==
       raise "Familiy too large #{kids}" if kids.length > 1
-      #puts  "Kids " + kids.to_s
+      puts   "Kids " + kids.to_s if DEBUG
       right = process(kids.first)
       CheckMaker.new(name , receiver , right)
     end
     def assign(receiver , name , kids)
       name = name.to_s[0...-1].to_sym
       receiver.add_slot_name(name)
-      right = process kids.first
+      right = process kids.shift
+      puts "Assign #{name} , #{receiver}" if DEBUG
       LoadMaker.new(receiver,right)
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/slot_language/slot_maker.rb b/lib/slot_language/slot_maker.rb
index e7b722a3..07c5b3f2 100644
--- a/lib/slot_language/slot_maker.rb
+++ b/lib/slot_language/slot_maker.rb
@@ -20,5 +20,9 @@ module SlotLanguage
     def slot_def(compiler)
       SlotMachine::SlotDefinition.new(:message , leaps)
     end
+
+    def to_s
+      "message." + leaps.join(",")
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/slot_language/test_slot_compiler.rb b/test/slot_language/test_slot_compiler.rb
index ca7d898d..9f3cf136 100644
--- a/test/slot_language/test_slot_compiler.rb
+++ b/test/slot_language/test_slot_compiler.rb
@@ -56,5 +56,11 @@ module SlotLanguage
       assert_equal SlotMachine::Label , multi.first.class
       assert_equal SlotMachine::Jump , multi.last.class
     end
+    def test_shift
+      load = compile("word = name.member")
+      assert_equal LoadMaker , load.class
+      assert_equal :word , load.left.leaps.first
+      assert_equal SlotMaker , load.right.class
+    end
   end
 end