diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index 9a02ec6..b199dab 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -106,6 +106,12 @@ const Serializer = struct {
     const Ok = void;
     const Error = getty.ser.Error || std.mem.Allocator.Error;
 
+    pub fn init(writer: std.ArrayList(u8).Writer) Self {
+        return Self{
+            .writer = writer,
+        };
+    }
+
     pub fn serializeGenericString(comptime joiner: []const u8, writer: std.ArrayList(u8).Writer, value: anytype) Error!Ok {
         try writer.print("{d}" ++ joiner, .{value.len});
         try writer.print("{s}", .{value});
@@ -166,7 +172,7 @@ const Seq = struct {
     const Error = Serializer.Error;
 
     fn serializeElement(self: Self, value: anytype) Error!void {
-        try getty.serialize(null, value, (Serializer{ .writer = self.writer }).serializer());
+        try getty.serialize(null, value, Serializer.init(self.writer).serializer());
     }
 
     fn end(self: Self) Error!Ok {
@@ -193,7 +199,7 @@ const Struct = struct {
 
     fn serializeField(self: Self, comptime field: []const u8, value: anytype) Error!void {
         try Serializer.serializeGenericString("'", self.writer, field);
-        try getty.serialize(null, value, (Serializer{ .writer = self.writer }).serializer());
+        try getty.serialize(null, value, Serializer.init(self.writer).serializer());
     }
 
     fn end(self: Self) Error!Ok {
@@ -204,7 +210,7 @@ const Struct = struct {
 test "serialize bool" {
     var arr = std.ArrayList(u8).init(std.testing.allocator);
     defer arr.deinit();
-    var s = (Serializer{ .writer = arr.writer() }).serializer();
+    var s = Serializer.init(arr.writer()).serializer();
 
     try getty.serialize(null, true, s);
     try getty.serialize(null, false, s);
@@ -216,7 +222,7 @@ test "serialize bool" {
 test "serialize ints" {
     var arr = std.ArrayList(u8).init(std.testing.allocator);
     defer arr.deinit();
-    var s = (Serializer{ .writer = arr.writer() }).serializer();
+    var s = Serializer.init(arr.writer()).serializer();
 
     try getty.serialize(null, 42, s);
     try getty.serialize(null, 86, s);
@@ -228,7 +234,7 @@ test "serialize ints" {
 test "serialize floats" {
     var arr = std.ArrayList(u8).init(std.testing.allocator);
     defer arr.deinit();
-    var s = (Serializer{ .writer = arr.writer() }).serializer();
+    var s = Serializer.init(arr.writer()).serializer();
 
     try getty.serialize(null, @as(f64, 42.42), s);
     try getty.serialize(null, @as(f32, 42.42), s);
@@ -238,7 +244,7 @@ test "serialize floats" {
 test "serialize bytestrs" {
     var arr = std.ArrayList(u8).init(std.testing.allocator);
     defer arr.deinit();
-    var s = (Serializer{ .writer = arr.writer() }).serializer();
+    var s = Serializer.init(arr.writer()).serializer();
 
     try getty.serialize(null, "hello", s);
     try getty.serialize(null, "my name is vivi 💖", s);
@@ -249,7 +255,7 @@ test "serialize bytestrs" {
 test "serialize strs" {
     var arr = std.ArrayList(u8).init(std.testing.allocator);
     defer arr.deinit();
-    var s = (Serializer{ .writer = arr.writer() }).serializer();
+    var s = Serializer.init(arr.writer()).serializer();
 
     try getty.serialize(null, try Utf8String.init("hello"), s);
     try getty.serialize(null, try Utf8String.init("my name is vivi 💖"), s);
@@ -266,7 +272,7 @@ test "serialize enum, aka symbol" {
 
     var arr = std.ArrayList(u8).init(std.testing.allocator);
     defer arr.deinit();
-    var s = (Serializer{ .writer = arr.writer() }).serializer();
+    var s = Serializer.init(arr.writer()).serializer();
 
     try getty.serialize(null, Testing.cool, s);
 
@@ -282,7 +288,7 @@ test "serialize struct" {
 
     var arr = std.ArrayList(u8).init(std.testing.allocator);
     defer arr.deinit();
-    var s = (Serializer{ .writer = arr.writer() }).serializer();
+    var s = Serializer.init(arr.writer()).serializer();
 
     try getty.serialize(null, Testing{
         .val1 = 25,
@@ -302,7 +308,7 @@ test "serialize mixed" {
 
     var arr = std.ArrayList(u8).init(std.testing.allocator);
     defer arr.deinit();
-    var s = (Serializer{ .writer = arr.writer() }).serializer();
+    var s = Serializer.init(arr.writer()).serializer();
 
     try getty.serialize(null, 42, s);
     try getty.serialize(null, "my name is vivi 💖", s);
@@ -323,7 +329,7 @@ test "serialize record" {
 
     var arr = std.ArrayList(u8).init(std.testing.allocator);
     defer arr.deinit();
-    var s = (Serializer{ .writer = arr.writer() }).serializer();
+    var s = Serializer.init(arr.writer()).serializer();
 
     try getty.serialize(null, rec, s);
 
@@ -344,7 +350,7 @@ test "serialize record" {
 
 //     var arr = std.ArrayList(u8).init(std.testing.allocator);
 //     defer arr.deinit();
-//     var s = (Serializer{ .writer = arr.writer() }).serializer();
+//     var s = Serializer.init(arr.writer()).serializer();
 
 //     var mapCat = std.StringArrayHashMap(void).init(std.testing.allocator);
 //     defer mapCat.deinit();