diff --git a/source/dub/dependency.d b/source/dub/dependency.d
index c02a5d8..a00a6da 100644
--- a/source/dub/dependency.d
+++ b/source/dub/dependency.d
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
 	@property bool isExactVersion() const { return m_versA == m_versB; }
 
 	@property Version version_() const {
-		enforce(m_versA == m_versB, "Dependency "~versionString()~" is no exact version.");
+		enforce(m_versA == m_versB, "Dependency "~versionString~" is no exact version.");
 		return m_versA;
 	}
 
@@ -176,10 +176,10 @@
 	Json toJson() const {
 		Json json;
 		if( path.empty && !optional ){
-			json = Json(versionString());
+			json = Json(this.versionString);
 		} else {
 			json = Json.emptyObject;
-			json["version"] = versionString();
+			json["version"] = this.versionString;
 			if (!path.empty) json["path"] = path.toString();
 			if (optional) json["optional"] = true;
 		}
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
 					logDiagnostic("Ignoring version specification (%s) for path based dependency %s", pv.get!string, pp.get!string);
 
 				dep = Dependency.ANY;
-				dep.path = Path(verspec.path.get!string());
+				dep.path = Path(verspec.path.get!string);
 			} else {
 				enforce("version" in verspec, "No version field specified!");
 				auto ver = verspec["version"].get!string;
@@ -210,11 +210,11 @@
 				dep = Dependency(ver);
 			}
 			if( auto po = "optional" in verspec ) {
-				dep.optional = verspec.optional.get!bool();
+				dep.optional = verspec.optional.get!bool;
 			}
 		} else {
 			// canonical "package-id": "version"
-			dep = Dependency(verspec.get!string());
+			dep = Dependency(verspec.get!string);
 		}
 		return dep;
 	}
@@ -347,28 +347,28 @@
 	a = Dependency("<=1.0.0 >=2.0.0");
 	assert (!a.valid(), a.toString());
 
-	a = Dependency(">=1.0.0 <=5.0.0"), b = Dependency(">=2.0.0");
+	a = Dependency(">=1.0.0 <=5.0.0"); b = Dependency(">=2.0.0");
 	assert (a.merge(b).valid() && a.merge(b).versionString == ">=2.0.0 <=5.0.0", a.merge(b).toString());
 
 	assertThrown(a = Dependency(">1.0.0 ==5.0.0"), "Construction is invalid");
 
-	a = Dependency(">1.0.0"), b = Dependency("<2.0.0");
+	a = Dependency(">1.0.0"); b = Dependency("<2.0.0");
 	assert (a.merge(b).valid(), a.merge(b).toString());
 	assert (a.merge(b).versionString == ">1.0.0 <2.0.0", a.merge(b).toString());
 
-	a = Dependency(">2.0.0"), b = Dependency("<1.0.0");
+	a = Dependency(">2.0.0"); b = Dependency("<1.0.0");
 	assert (!(a.merge(b)).valid(), a.merge(b).toString());
 
-	a = Dependency(">=2.0.0"), b = Dependency("<=1.0.0");
+	a = Dependency(">=2.0.0"); b = Dependency("<=1.0.0");
 	assert (!(a.merge(b)).valid(), a.merge(b).toString());
 
-	a = Dependency("==2.0.0"), b = Dependency("==1.0.0");
+	a = Dependency("==2.0.0"); b = Dependency("==1.0.0");
 	assert (!(a.merge(b)).valid(), a.merge(b).toString());
 
-	a = Dependency("1.0.0"), b = Dependency("==1.0.0");
+	a = Dependency("1.0.0"); b = Dependency("==1.0.0");
 	assert (a == b);
 
-	a = Dependency("<=2.0.0"), b = Dependency("==1.0.0");
+	a = Dependency("<=2.0.0"); b = Dependency("==1.0.0");
 	Dependency m = a.merge(b);
 	assert (m.valid(), m.toString());
 	assert (m.matches(Version("1.0.0")));
diff --git a/source/dub/dub.d b/source/dub/dub.d
index bb78e5f..da578c2 100644
--- a/source/dub/dub.d
+++ b/source/dub/dub.d
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@
 
 
 	/// Returns all cached packages as a "packageId" = "version" associative array
-	string[string] cachedPackages() const { return m_project.cachedPackagesIDs(); }
+	string[string] cachedPackages() const { return m_project.cachedPackagesIDs; }
 
 	/// Fetches the package matching the dependency and places it in the specified location.
 	Package fetch(string packageId, const Dependency dep, PlacementLocation location, FetchOptions options, string reason = "")
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@
 				supplier = ps;
 				break;
 			} catch(Exception e) {
-				logDiagnostic("Package %s not found for %s: %s", packageId, ps.description(), e.msg);
+				logDiagnostic("Package %s not found for %s: %s", packageId, ps.description, e.msg);
 				logDebug("Full error: %s", e.toString().sanitize());
 			}
 		}
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@
 
 	void createEmptyPackage(Path path, string[] deps, string type)
 	{
-		if( !path.absolute() ) path = m_rootPath ~ path;
+		if (!path.absolute) path = m_rootPath ~ path;
 		path.normalize();
 
 		if (m_dryRun) return;
diff --git a/source/dub/generators/visuald.d b/source/dub/generators/visuald.d
index dc4b429..2608f15 100644
--- a/source/dub/generators/visuald.d
+++ b/source/dub/generators/visuald.d
@@ -121,10 +121,10 @@
 			ret.put("EndGlobal\n");
 
 			// Writing solution file
-			logDebug("About to write to .sln file with %s bytes", to!string(ret.data().length));
+			logDebug("About to write to .sln file with %s bytes", to!string(ret.data.length));
 			auto sln = openFile(solutionFileName(), FileMode.CreateTrunc);
 			scope(exit) sln.close();
-			sln.put(ret.data());
+			sln.put(ret.data);
 			sln.flush();
 		}
 
@@ -227,10 +227,10 @@
 				ret.put("\n    </Folder>");
 			ret.put("\n  </Folder>\n</DProject>");
 
-			logDebug("About to write to '%s.visualdproj' file %s bytes", getPackageFileName(packname), ret.data().length);
+			logDebug("About to write to '%s.visualdproj' file %s bytes", getPackageFileName(packname), ret.data.length);
 			auto proj = openFile(projFileName(packname), FileMode.CreateTrunc);
 			scope(exit) proj.close();
-			proj.put(ret.data());
+			proj.put(ret.data);
 			proj.flush();
 		}
 
@@ -454,8 +454,8 @@
 		int opCmp(ref const SourceFile rhs) const { return sortOrder(this, rhs); }
 		// "a < b" for folder structures (deepest folder first, else lexical)
 		private final static int sortOrder(ref const SourceFile a, ref const SourceFile b) {
-			assert(!a.structurePath.empty());
-			assert(!b.structurePath.empty());
+			assert(!a.structurePath.empty);
+			assert(!b.structurePath.empty);
 			auto as = a.structurePath;
 			auto bs = b.structurePath;
 
diff --git a/source/dub/init.d b/source/dub/init.d
index 1e9bd83..40a5cd7 100644
--- a/source/dub/init.d
+++ b/source/dub/init.d
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
 	version (Windows) username = environment.get("USERNAME", "Peter Parker");
 	else username = environment.get("USER", "Peter Parker");
 
-	auto fil = openFile(root_path ~ defaultPackageFilename(), FileMode.Append);
+	auto fil = openFile(root_path ~ defaultPackageFilename, FileMode.Append);
 	scope(exit) fil.close();
 
 	fil.formattedWrite("{\n\t\"name\": \"%s\",\n", root_path.head.toString().toLower());
diff --git a/source/dub/internal/vibecompat/core/file.d b/source/dub/internal/vibecompat/core/file.d
index 0e004dd..0f6d1ec 100644
--- a/source/dub/internal/vibecompat/core/file.d
+++ b/source/dub/internal/vibecompat/core/file.d
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 		case FileMode.Append: fmode = std.stream.FileMode.Append; break;
 	}
 	auto ret = new std.stream.File(path.toNativeString(), fmode);
-	assert(ret.isOpen());
+	assert(ret.isOpen);
 	return RangeFile(ret);
 }
 /// ditto
diff --git a/source/dub/internal/vibecompat/core/log.d b/source/dub/internal/vibecompat/core/log.d
index 9bce901..5d0c705 100644
--- a/source/dub/internal/vibecompat/core/log.d
+++ b/source/dub/internal/vibecompat/core/log.d
@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@
 
 		if( level >= s_minLevel ){
 			if (level == LogLevel.info) {
-				stdout.writeln(txt.data());
+				stdout.writeln(txt.data);
 				stdout.flush();
 			} else {
-				stderr.writeln(txt.data());
+				stderr.writeln(txt.data);
 				stderr.flush();
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/source/dub/package_.d b/source/dub/package_.d
index 9c23902..61aab6c 100644
--- a/source/dub/package_.d
+++ b/source/dub/package_.d
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@
 	void storeInfo()
 	{
 		enforce(!ver.isUnknown, "Trying to store a package with an 'unknown' version, this is not supported.");
-		auto filename = m_path ~ defaultPackageFilename();
+		auto filename = m_path ~ defaultPackageFilename;
 		auto dstFile = openFile(filename.toNativeString(), FileMode.CreateTrunc);
 		scope(exit) dstFile.close();
 		dstFile.writePrettyJsonString(m_info.toJson());
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@
 					logWarn("License in subpackage %s is different than it's parent package, this is discouraged.", name);
 			}
 		}
-		if (name.empty()) logWarn("The package in %s has no name.", path);
+		if (name.empty) logWarn("The package in %s has no name.", path);
 	}
 
 	private static RawPackage rawPackageFromFile(PathAndFormat file, bool silent_fail = false) {
diff --git a/source/dub/packagemanager.d b/source/dub/packagemanager.d
index 41e0532..2f36ddd 100644
--- a/source/dub/packagemanager.d
+++ b/source/dub/packagemanager.d
@@ -287,8 +287,8 @@
 	/// destination and sets a version field in the package description.
 	Package storeFetchedPackage(Path zip_file_path, Json package_info, Path destination)
 	{
-		auto package_name = package_info.name.get!string();
-		auto package_version = package_info["version"].get!string();
+		auto package_name = package_info.name.get!string;
+		auto package_version = package_info["version"].get!string;
 		auto clean_package_version = package_version[package_version.startsWith("~") ? 1 : 0 .. $];
 
 		logDiagnostic("Placing package '%s' version '%s' to location '%s' from file '%s'",
@@ -358,11 +358,11 @@
 		// overwrite dub.json (this one includes a version field)
 		auto pack = new Package(destination, PathAndFormat(), null, package_info["version"].get!string);
 
-		if (pack.packageInfoFilename.head != defaultPackageFilename()) {
+		if (pack.packageInfoFilename.head != defaultPackageFilename) {
 			// Storeinfo saved a default file, this could be different to the file from the zip.
 			removeFile(pack.packageInfoFilename);
 			journal.remove(Journal.Entry(Journal.Type.RegularFile, Path(pack.packageInfoFilename.head)));
-			journal.add(Journal.Entry(Journal.Type.RegularFile, Path(defaultPackageFilename())));
+			journal.add(Journal.Entry(Journal.Type.RegularFile, Path(defaultPackageFilename)));
 		}
 		pack.storeInfo();
 
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@
 					auto fpath = p ~ fi.name;
 					if (fi.isDirectory) {
 						// Indicate a directory.
-						fpath.endsWithSlash(true);
+						fpath.endsWithSlash = true;
 						// Ignore /.dub folder: This folder and its content
 						// are not tracked by the Journal.
 						if (fpath.relativeTo(pack.path) == Path(".dub/"))
@@ -538,12 +538,12 @@
 				enforce(packlist.type == Json.Type.array, LocalPackagesFilename~" must contain an array.");
 				foreach( pentry; packlist ){
 					try {
-						auto name = pentry.name.get!string();
-						auto path = Path(pentry.path.get!string());
+						auto name = pentry.name.get!string;
+						auto path = Path(pentry.path.get!string);
 						if (name == "*") {
 							paths ~= path;
 						} else {
-							auto ver = Version(pentry["version"].get!string());
+							auto ver = Version(pentry["version"].get!string);
 
 							Package pp;
 							if (!refresh_existing_packages) {
diff --git a/source/dub/project.d b/source/dub/project.d
index ee2cc78..2afcdd2 100644
--- a/source/dub/project.d
+++ b/source/dub/project.d
@@ -936,7 +936,7 @@
 		if (j.type == Json.Type.string)
 			return Dependency(Version(j.get!string));
 		else if (j.type == Json.Type.object)
-			return Dependency(Path(j.path.get!string()));
+			return Dependency(Path(j.path.get!string));
 		else throw new Exception(format("Unexpected type for dependency: %s", j.type));
 	}
 
diff --git a/source/dub/recipe/json.d b/source/dub/recipe/json.d
index 1e5e013..ccf2a59 100644
--- a/source/dub/recipe/json.d
+++ b/source/dub/recipe/json.d
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
 		switch (name) {
 			default: break;
 			case "name":
-				config.name = value.get!string();
+				config.name = value.get!string;
 				enforce(!config.name.empty, "Configurations must have a non-empty name.");
 				break;
 			case "platforms": config.platforms = deserializeJson!(string[])(value); break;
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
 	{
 		auto idx = std.string.indexOf(name, "-");
 		string basename, suffix;
-		if( idx >= 0 ) basename = name[0 .. idx], suffix = name[idx .. $];
+		if( idx >= 0 ) { basename = name[0 .. idx]; suffix = name[idx .. $]; }
 		else basename = name;
 		switch(basename){
 			default: break;
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@
 				break;
 			case "targetType":
 				enforce(suffix.empty, "targetType does not support platform customization.");
-				bs.targetType = value.get!string().to!TargetType();
+				bs.targetType = value.get!string.to!TargetType;
 				break;
 			case "targetPath":
 				enforce(suffix.empty, "targetPath does not support platform customization.");
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@
 			case "files":
 			case "sourceFiles": bs.sourceFiles[suffix] = deserializeJson!(string[])(value); break;
 			case "sourcePaths": bs.sourcePaths[suffix] = deserializeJson!(string[])(value); break;
-			case "sourcePath": bs.sourcePaths[suffix] ~= [value.get!string()]; break; // deprecated
+			case "sourcePath": bs.sourcePaths[suffix] ~= [value.get!string]; break; // deprecated
 			case "excludedSourceFiles": bs.excludedSourceFiles[suffix] = deserializeJson!(string[])(value); break;
 			case "copyFiles": bs.copyFiles[suffix] = deserializeJson!(string[])(value); break;
 			case "versions": bs.versions[suffix] = deserializeJson!(string[])(value); break;