Index: tests/zombies/linked-list-perf/experiment.koad
===================================================================
--- tests/zombies/linked-list-perf/experiment.koad	(revision 55b060d686d3cac576f0c518302b16344a6fb205)
+++ tests/zombies/linked-list-perf/experiment.koad	(revision 6b33e891da6ed781bdcec69c5dfdd3cb8a9d0e44)
@@ -144,5 +144,5 @@
         for ( volatile unsigned int t = 0; t < Times; t += 1 ) {
                 Repeat( insert_last( lst, s[i] ) );
-                Repeat( remove( lst`first ) );
+                Repeat( remove( first( lst ) ) );
         }
         end = clock();
@@ -168,5 +168,5 @@
         for ( volatile unsigned int t = 0; t < Times; t += 1 ) {
                 Repeat( insert_last( lst, s[i] ) );
-                Repeat( remove( lst`first ) );
+                Repeat( remove( first( lst ) ) );
         }
         end = clock();
Index: tests/zombies/linked-list-perf/mike-old.hfa
===================================================================
--- tests/zombies/linked-list-perf/mike-old.hfa	(revision 55b060d686d3cac576f0c518302b16344a6fb205)
+++ tests/zombies/linked-list-perf/mike-old.hfa	(revision 6b33e891da6ed781bdcec69c5dfdd3cb8a9d0e44)
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 // Author           : Michael Brooks
 // Created On       : Wed Apr 22 18:00:00 2020
-// Last Modified By : Michael Brooks
-// Last Modified On : Wed Apr 22 18:00:00 2020
-// Update Count     : 1
+// Last Modified By : Peter A. Buhr
+// Last Modified On : Mon Apr 21 17:32:37 2025
+// Update Count     : 3
 //
 
@@ -147,5 +147,5 @@
 	}
 
-	static inline Telem & ?`first( dlist(Tnode, Telem) &l ) {
+	static inline Telem & first( dlist(Tnode, Telem) &l ) {
 		return * l.$links.next.elem;
 	}
@@ -157,5 +157,5 @@
 	#if !defined(NDEBUG) && (defined(__CFA_DEBUG__) || defined(__CFA_VERIFY__))
 	static bool $validate_fwd( dlist(Tnode, Telem) & this ) {
-		Tnode * it = & $tempcv_e2n( this`first );
+		Tnode * it = & $tempcv_e2n( first( this ) );
 		if (!it) return (& this`last == 0p);
 
@@ -170,5 +170,5 @@
 	static bool $validate_rev( dlist(Tnode, Telem) & this ) {
 		Tnode * it = & $tempcv_e2n( this`last );
-		if (!it) return (& this`first == 0p);
+		if (!it) return (& first( this ) == 0p);
 
 		while( $prev_link(*it).elem ) {
@@ -176,5 +176,5 @@
 		}
 
-		return ( it == & $tempcv_e2n( this`first ) ) &&
+		return ( it == & $tempcv_e2n( first( this ) ) ) &&
 			   ( $prev_link(*it).is_terminator ) &&
 			   ( ((dlist(Tnode, Telem)*)$prev_link(*it).terminator) == &this );