diff --git a/.swift-version b/.swift-version
index bba74a1..fbe576f 100644
--- a/.swift-version
+++ b/.swift-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2016-06-06-a
+DEVELOPMENT-SNAPSHOT-2016-07-25-a
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 49c61fc..4443e27 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ os:
 language: generic
 sudo: required
 dist: trusty
-osx_image: xcode7.3
+osx_image: xcode8
 install:
   - bash TestRedis/install_redis_local.sh
   - eval "$(curl -sL https://gist.githubusercontent.com/kylef/5c0475ff02b7c7671d2a/raw/02090c7ede5a637b76e6df1710e83cd0bbe7dcdf/swiftenv-install.sh)"
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c5ec881..1cccdb9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ build-release:
 test: redis
 	@swift test
 
-example: redis build-release
+example: redis build
 	@echo "Running example client"
-	.build/release/RedbirdExample
+	.build/debug/RedbirdExample
 
 validate_spec:
 	@echo "Validating podspec"
diff --git a/Package.swift b/Package.swift
index b66dd9a..cfca4c5 100644
--- a/Package.swift
+++ b/Package.swift
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import PackageDescription
 
 let package = Package(
-  name: "Redbird",
-  dependencies: [
-    .Package(url: "https://github.com/czechboy0/Socks.git", majorVersion: 0, minor: 8)
-  ],
-  targets: [
-    Target(name: "Redbird"),
-    Target(name: "RedbirdExample", dependencies: ["Redbird"])
-  ]
-)
\ No newline at end of file
+	name: "Redbird",
+	targets: [
+		Target(name: "Redbird"),
+		Target(name: "RedbirdExample", dependencies: ["Redbird"])
+	],
+	dependencies: [
+		.Package(url: "https://github.com/czechboy0/Socks.git", majorVersion: 0, minor: 10)
+	]
+)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index df21538..a729c5d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ That means I'm writing it up all the way from bare TCP sockets. Just using `Glib
 ## Swift Package Manager
 
 ```swift
-.Package(url: "https://github.com/czechboy0/Redbird.git", majorVersion: 0, minor: 7)
+.Package(url: "https://github.com/czechboy0/Redbird.git", majorVersion: 0, minor: 9)
 ```
 
 # Usage
diff --git a/Sources/Redbird/ClientSocket.swift b/Sources/Redbird/ClientSocket.swift
index 6b351d8..8c99154 100644
--- a/Sources/Redbird/ClientSocket.swift
+++ b/Sources/Redbird/ClientSocket.swift
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 import Socks
 import SocksCore
 
-typealias SocketError = SocksCore.Error
+typealias SocketError = SocksError
 
 protocol Socket: class, SocketReader {
     func write(string: String) throws
diff --git a/Sources/Redbird/Error.swift b/Sources/Redbird/Error.swift
index 04da2bc..411e27b 100644
--- a/Sources/Redbird/Error.swift
+++ b/Sources/Redbird/Error.swift
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 //  Copyright © 2016 Honza Dvorsky. All rights reserved.
 //
 
-public struct RespError: RespObject, ErrorProtocol {
+public struct RespError: RespObject, Error {
     static var signature: String = "-"
     public let respType: RespType = .Error
     
diff --git a/Sources/Redbird/Errors.swift b/Sources/Redbird/Errors.swift
index 31bc3f5..1dd6c70 100644
--- a/Sources/Redbird/Errors.swift
+++ b/Sources/Redbird/Errors.swift
@@ -6,22 +6,22 @@
 //  Copyright © 2016 Honza Dvorsky. All rights reserved.
 //
 
-public enum RedbirdError: ErrorProtocol {
-    case ParsingGeneric(String)
-    case ParsingStringNotThisType(String, RespType?)
-    case SimpleStringInvalidInput(String)
-    case IntegerInvalidInput(String)
-    case FormatterNotForThisType(RespObject, RespType?)
-    case ReceivedStringNotTerminatedByRespTerminator(String)
-    case StringNotConvertibleToByte(String)
-    case NoDataFromSocket
-    case NotEnoughCharactersToReadFromSocket(Int, [Byte])
-    case BulkStringProvidedUnparseableByteCount(String)
-    case ArrayProvidedUnparseableCount(String)
-    case NoFormatterFoundForObject(RespObject)
-    case MoreThanOneWordSpecifiedAsCommand(String)
-    case WrongNativeTypeUnboxing(RespObject, String)
-    case UnexpectedReturnedObject(RespObject)
-    case PipelineNoCommandProvided
-    case FailedToCreateSocket(ErrorProtocol)
+public enum RedbirdError: Error {
+    case parsingGeneric(String)
+    case parsingStringNotThisType(String, RespType?)
+    case simpleStringInvalidInput(String)
+    case integerInvalidInput(String)
+    case formatterNotForThisType(RespObject, RespType?)
+    case receivedStringNotTerminatedByRespTerminator(String)
+    case stringNotConvertibleToByte(String)
+    case noDataFromSocket
+    case notEnoughCharactersToReadFromSocket(Int, [Byte])
+    case bulkStringProvidedUnparseableByteCount(String)
+    case arrayProvidedUnparseableCount(String)
+    case noFormatterFoundForObject(RespObject)
+    case moreThanOneWordSpecifiedAsCommand(String)
+    case wrongNativeTypeUnboxing(RespObject, String)
+    case unexpectedReturnedObject(RespObject)
+    case pipelineNoCommandProvided
+    case failedToCreateSocket(Error)
 }
diff --git a/Sources/Redbird/ExternalTypeConversions.swift b/Sources/Redbird/ExternalTypeConversions.swift
index 134a845..90ac26f 100644
--- a/Sources/Redbird/ExternalTypeConversions.swift
+++ b/Sources/Redbird/ExternalTypeConversions.swift
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ extension RespObject {
     public func toArray() throws -> [RespObject] {
         switch self.respType {
         case .Array: return (self as! RespArray).content
-        default: throw RedbirdError.WrongNativeTypeUnboxing(self, "Array")
+        default: throw RedbirdError.wrongNativeTypeUnboxing(self, "Array")
         }
     }
     
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ extension RespObject {
         switch self.respType {
         case .Array: return (self as! RespArray).content
         case .NullArray: return nil
-        default: throw RedbirdError.WrongNativeTypeUnboxing(self, "MaybeArray")
+        default: throw RedbirdError.wrongNativeTypeUnboxing(self, "MaybeArray")
         }
     }
     
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ extension RespObject {
         switch self.respType {
         case .SimpleString: return (self as! RespSimpleString).content
         case .BulkString: return (self as! RespBulkString).content
-        default: throw RedbirdError.WrongNativeTypeUnboxing(self, "String")
+        default: throw RedbirdError.wrongNativeTypeUnboxing(self, "String")
         }
     }
 
@@ -36,28 +36,28 @@ extension RespObject {
         case .SimpleString: return (self as! RespSimpleString).content
         case .BulkString: return (self as! RespBulkString).content
         case .NullBulkString: return nil
-        default: throw RedbirdError.WrongNativeTypeUnboxing(self, "MaybeString")
+        default: throw RedbirdError.wrongNativeTypeUnboxing(self, "MaybeString")
         }
     }
     
     public func toInt() throws -> Int {
         switch self.respType {
         case .Integer: return Int((self as! RespInteger).intContent)
-        default: throw RedbirdError.WrongNativeTypeUnboxing(self, "Int")
+        default: throw RedbirdError.wrongNativeTypeUnboxing(self, "Int")
         }
     }
     
     public func toBool() throws -> Bool {
         switch self.respType {
         case .Integer: return (self as! RespInteger).boolContent
-        default: throw RedbirdError.WrongNativeTypeUnboxing(self, "Bool")
+        default: throw RedbirdError.wrongNativeTypeUnboxing(self, "Bool")
         }
     }
     
     public func toError() throws -> RespError {
         switch self.respType {
         case .Error: return (self as! RespError)
-        default: throw RedbirdError.WrongNativeTypeUnboxing(self, "Error")
+        default: throw RedbirdError.wrongNativeTypeUnboxing(self, "Error")
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/Sources/Redbird/Formatters.swift b/Sources/Redbird/Formatters.swift
index 1dc4eb8..c7fd8d7 100644
--- a/Sources/Redbird/Formatters.swift
+++ b/Sources/Redbird/Formatters.swift
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ struct InitialFormatter: Formatter {
         
         //find the appropriate formatter for this type
         guard let formatter = formatters[object.respType] else {
-            throw RedbirdError.NoFormatterFoundForObject(object)
+            throw RedbirdError.noFormatterFoundForObject(object)
         }
         
         let formatted = try formatter.format(object)
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ struct ArrayFormatter: Formatter {
             .wrappedInitialSignatureAndTrailingTerminator(RespArray.signature)
         let suffix = try content
             .map { try InitialFormatter().format($0) }
-            .reduce("", combine: +)
+            .reduce("", +)
         let str = prefix + suffix
         return str
     }
diff --git a/Sources/Redbird/Integer.swift b/Sources/Redbird/Integer.swift
index ed3a3bc..0aa2fee 100644
--- a/Sources/Redbird/Integer.swift
+++ b/Sources/Redbird/Integer.swift
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ public struct RespInteger: RespObject {
     init(content: String) throws {
         
         guard let intContent = Int64(content) else {
-            throw RedbirdError.SimpleStringInvalidInput(content)
+            throw RedbirdError.simpleStringInvalidInput(content)
         }
         self.intContent = intContent
     }
diff --git a/Sources/Redbird/Parsers.swift b/Sources/Redbird/Parsers.swift
index 85f889a..0c068ba 100644
--- a/Sources/Redbird/Parsers.swift
+++ b/Sources/Redbird/Parsers.swift
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ extension Parser {
         let leftToRead = min - alreadyRead.count
         let readChars = try reader.read(bytes: leftToRead)
         guard readChars.count > 0 else {
-            throw RedbirdError.NoDataFromSocket
+            throw RedbirdError.noDataFromSocket
         }
         guard readChars.count == leftToRead else {
-            throw RedbirdError.NotEnoughCharactersToReadFromSocket(leftToRead, alreadyRead)
+            throw RedbirdError.notEnoughCharactersToReadFromSocket(leftToRead, alreadyRead)
         }
         return alreadyRead + readChars
     }
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ struct InitialParser: Parser {
         case RespBulkString.signature: parser = BulkStringParser()
         case RespArray.signature: parser = ArrayParser()
         default:
-            throw RedbirdError.ParsingStringNotThisType(try alreadyRead.stringView(), nil)
+            throw RedbirdError.parsingStringNotThisType(try alreadyRead.stringView(), nil)
         }
         
         return try parser.parse(read, reader: reader)
@@ -109,12 +109,12 @@ struct BulkStringParser: Parser {
         let (head, maybeTail) = try reader.readUntilDelimiter(alreadyRead: alreadyRead, delimiter: RespTerminator)
         guard let tail = maybeTail else {
             let readSoFar = try head.stringView()
-            throw RedbirdError.ReceivedStringNotTerminatedByRespTerminator(readSoFar)
+            throw RedbirdError.receivedStringNotTerminatedByRespTerminator(readSoFar)
         }
         let rawByteCountString = try head.stringView()
         let byteCountString = rawByteCountString.strippedInitialSignatureAndTrailingTerminator()
         guard let byteCount = Int(byteCountString) else {
-            throw RedbirdError.BulkStringProvidedUnparseableByteCount(byteCountString)
+            throw RedbirdError.bulkStringProvidedUnparseableByteCount(byteCountString)
         }
         
         //if byte count is -1, then return a null string
@@ -161,12 +161,12 @@ struct ArrayParser: Parser {
         let (head, maybeTail) = try reader.readUntilDelimiter(alreadyRead: alreadyRead, delimiter: RespTerminator)
         guard let tail = maybeTail else {
             let readSoFar = try head.stringView()
-            throw RedbirdError.ReceivedStringNotTerminatedByRespTerminator(readSoFar)
+            throw RedbirdError.receivedStringNotTerminatedByRespTerminator(readSoFar)
         }
         let rawCountString = try head.stringView()
         let countString = rawCountString.strippedInitialSignatureAndTrailingTerminator()
         guard let count = Int(countString) else {
-            throw RedbirdError.ArrayProvidedUnparseableCount(countString)
+            throw RedbirdError.arrayProvidedUnparseableCount(countString)
         }
         
         //if byte count is -1, then return a null array
diff --git a/Sources/Redbird/Redbird.swift b/Sources/Redbird/Redbird.swift
index 6a55c5a..867aa8e 100644
--- a/Sources/Redbird/Redbird.swift
+++ b/Sources/Redbird/Redbird.swift
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public class Redbird {
         //make sure nobody passed params in the command name
         //TODO: will become obsolete once we change name to an enum value
         guard name.subwords().count == 1 else {
-            throw RedbirdError.MoreThanOneWordSpecifiedAsCommand(name)
+            throw RedbirdError.moreThanOneWordSpecifiedAsCommand(name)
         }
         
         //format the outgoing command into a Resp string
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public class Redbird {
         } catch {
             
             var retry = false
-            if case RedbirdError.NoDataFromSocket = error {
+            if case RedbirdError.noDataFromSocket = error {
                 retry = true
             }
             if let e = error as? SocketError {
@@ -147,9 +147,9 @@ public class Pipeline: Redbird {
     @discardableResult
     public func execute() throws -> [RespObject] {
         guard self.commands.count > 0 else {
-            throw RedbirdError.PipelineNoCommandProvided
+            throw RedbirdError.pipelineNoCommandProvided
         }
-        let formatted = self.commands.reduce("", combine: +)
+        let formatted = self.commands.reduce("", +)
         var ret: [RespObject]?
         
         try self.handleComms {
diff --git a/Sources/Redbird/RedbirdExtensions.swift b/Sources/Redbird/RedbirdExtensions.swift
index 4122e79..6c4e26d 100644
--- a/Sources/Redbird/RedbirdExtensions.swift
+++ b/Sources/Redbird/RedbirdExtensions.swift
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ extension Redbird {
         case .SimpleString: if try ret.toString() == "OK" { return }
         default: break
         }
-        throw RedbirdError.UnexpectedReturnedObject(ret)
+        throw RedbirdError.unexpectedReturnedObject(ret)
     }
 }
diff --git a/Sources/Redbird/SimpleString.swift b/Sources/Redbird/SimpleString.swift
index f0f28a8..56b15af 100644
--- a/Sources/Redbird/SimpleString.swift
+++ b/Sources/Redbird/SimpleString.swift
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ public struct RespSimpleString: RespObject {
     
     init(content: String) throws {
         if content.contains(character: "\r") || content.contains(character: "\n") {
-            throw RedbirdError.SimpleStringInvalidInput(content)
+            throw RedbirdError.simpleStringInvalidInput(content)
         }
         self.content = content
     }
diff --git a/Tests/LinuxMain.swift b/Tests/LinuxMain.swift
index 0a4953f..d9f77db 100644
--- a/Tests/LinuxMain.swift
+++ b/Tests/LinuxMain.swift
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ XCTMain([
 	testCase(ConversionTests.allTests),
 	testCase(FormattingTests.allTests),
 	testCase(ParsingTests.allTests),
+	testCase(PerformanceTests.allTests),
 	testCase(RedbirdTests.allTests),
 	testCase(StringTests.allTests)
 ])
diff --git a/Tests/Redbird/ConversionTests.swift b/Tests/Redbird/ConversionTests.swift
index af44a35..fb871d6 100644
--- a/Tests/Redbird/ConversionTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/Redbird/ConversionTests.swift
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class ConversionTests: XCTestCase {
     
     func testArray_NullThrows() {
         let orig = RespNullArray()
-        assertThrow(.WrongNativeTypeUnboxing(orig, "Array")) {
+        assertThrow(.wrongNativeTypeUnboxing(orig, "Array")) {
             _ = try orig.toArray()
         }
     }
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class ConversionTests: XCTestCase {
 
     func testString_NullThrows() {
         let orig = RespNullBulkString()
-        assertThrow(.WrongNativeTypeUnboxing(orig, "String")) {
+        assertThrow(.wrongNativeTypeUnboxing(orig, "String")) {
             _ = try orig.toString()
         }
     }
diff --git a/Tests/Redbird/ParsingTests.swift b/Tests/Redbird/ParsingTests.swift
index 1b28b03..b689004 100644
--- a/Tests/Redbird/ParsingTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/Redbird/ParsingTests.swift
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ class TestReader: SocketReader {
         self.content = content.byteArrayView()
     }
     
+    init(bytes: [Byte]) {
+        self.content = bytes
+    }
+    
     func read(bytes: Int) throws -> [Byte] {
         
         precondition(bytes > 0)
diff --git a/Tests/Redbird/PerformanceTests.swift b/Tests/Redbird/PerformanceTests.swift
index c67c0cf..08ef342 100644
--- a/Tests/Redbird/PerformanceTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/Redbird/PerformanceTests.swift
@@ -7,37 +7,30 @@
 //
 
 import XCTest
+import Foundation
 @testable import Redbird
 
-//#if os(Linux)
-//    extension PerformanceTests: XCTestCaseProvider {
-//        var allTests : [(String, () throws -> Void)] {
-//            return [
-//                ("testPerf_ParsingArray_Normal", testPerf_ParsingArray_Normal),
-//                ("testPerf_LargeArray", testPerf_LargeArray)
-//            ]
-//        }
-//    }
-//#endif
+extension PerformanceTests {
+    static var allTests = [
+        ("testPerf_ParsingArray_Normal", testPerf_ParsingArray_Normal),
+        ("testPerf_LargeArray", testPerf_LargeArray)
+    ]
+}
 
-#if os(Linux)
-#else
 class PerformanceTests: XCTestCase {
 
-    func urlForFixture(name: String) -> NSURL {
-
+    func urlForFixture(name: String) -> URL {
         let parent = (#file).components(separatedBy: "/").dropLast().joined(separator: "/")
-        let url = NSURL(string: "file://\(parent)/\(name).txt")!
+        let url = URL(string: "file://\(parent)/\(name).txt")!
         print("Loading fixture from url \(url)")
         return url
     }
     
     func testPerf_ParsingArray_Normal() {
-        
         let strUrl = urlForFixture(name: "teststring")
-        let str = try! String(contentsOf: strUrl, encoding: NSUTF8StringEncoding)
+        let bytes = Array(try! Data(contentsOf: strUrl))
         measure {
-            let reader = TestReader(content: str)
+            let reader = TestReader(bytes: bytes)
             let (_, _) = try! InitialParser().parse([], reader: reader)
         }
     }
@@ -57,6 +50,4 @@ class PerformanceTests: XCTestCase {
             _ = try! InitialFormatter().format(input)
         }
     }
-
 }
-#endif