Index: src/examples/strings/bug-repro/default.c
===================================================================
--- src/examples/strings/bug-repro/default.c	(revision 020a349f8642ad4130466aab642bf8c4500b4059)
+++ src/examples/strings/bug-repro/default.c	(revision 020a349f8642ad4130466aab642bf8c4500b4059)
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+int foo(int ii = 5)
+{
+	return ii + 5;	
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char* argv[])
+{
+	foo(3);
+	foo();
+
+	return 0;
+}
Index: src/examples/strings/src/internal/VbyteSM.c
===================================================================
--- src/examples/strings/src/internal/VbyteSM.c	(revision 020a349f8642ad4130466aab642bf8c4500b4059)
+++ src/examples/strings/src/internal/VbyteSM.c	(revision 020a349f8642ad4130466aab642bf8c4500b4059)
@@ -0,0 +1,1 @@
+#include "VbyteSM.h" 
Index: src/examples/strings/src/internal/VbyteSM.h
===================================================================
--- src/examples/strings/src/internal/VbyteSM.h	(revision 020a349f8642ad4130466aab642bf8c4500b4059)
+++ src/examples/strings/src/internal/VbyteSM.h	(revision 020a349f8642ad4130466aab642bf8c4500b4059)
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+#pragma once
+
+typedef char char_t;
+
+//######################### HandleNode #########################
+struct VbyteHeap_t;
+
+struct HandleNode_t
+{
+	char_t* string;
+	unsigned short int length;
+
+	HandleNode_t* next;
+	HandleNode_t* previous;
+};
+
+static inline void ctor(HandleNode_t* const this);
+static inline void ctor(HandleNode_t* const this, VbyteHeap_t* heap);
+static inline void dtor(HandleNode_t* const this);
+
+void DeleteNode(HandleNode_t* const this);
+void AddThisAfter(HandleNode_t* const this, HandleNode_t* other);
+
+void MoveThisAfter(HandleNode_t* const this, const HandleNode_t* rhs);
+void MoveThisBefore(HandleNode_t* const this, const HandleNode_t* rhs);
+
+//######################### VbyteHeap #########################
+
+struct VbyteHeap
+{
+	HandleNode_t Header;
+
+	int NoOfCompactions;
+	int NoOfExtensions;
+	int NoOfReductions;
+
+	int InitSize;
+	int CurrSize;
+	char_t* StartVbyte;
+	char_t* EndVbyte;
+	void* ExtVbyte;
+};
+
+static inline void ctor(VbyteHeap* const this, int size);
+static inline void dtor(VbyteHeap* const this);
+
+void compaction(VbyteHeap* const this);
+void garbage(VbyteHeap* const this);
+void extend(VbyteHeap* const this, int);
+void reduce(VbyteHeap* const this, int);
+
+static inline ctor(HandleNode_t* const this)
+{
+	this->string = (void*)0;
+	this->length = 0;
+}
+
+static inline ctor(HandleNode_t* const this, VbyteHeap* vh)
+{
+	this->string = (void*)0;
+	this->length = 0;
+	HandleNode_t* const node = &vh->Header;
+	AddThisAfter(this, node->previous);
+}
+
+static inline dtor(HandleNode_t* const this)
+{
+	DeleteNode(this);
+}
Index: src/examples/strings/src/main.c
===================================================================
--- src/examples/strings/src/main.c	(revision a772d8abfc1b1fd6a2de73fd9a6bc889033a4e62)
+++ src/examples/strings/src/main.c	(revision 020a349f8642ad4130466aab642bf8c4500b4059)
@@ -7,4 +7,6 @@
 #include <stdlib>
 
+#include "internal/VbyteSM.h"
+
 int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 {