diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/Component.ts b/src/compiler/compile/Component.ts
index b6d5eb49ca..29e05c7987 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/Component.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/Component.ts
@@ -299,6 +299,11 @@ export default class Component {
 
 			walk(program, {
 				enter: (node) => {
+					if (node.type === 'Identifier' && !('name' in node)) {
+						console.log(node);
+						throw new Error('wtf');
+					}
+
 					if (node.type === 'Identifier' && node.name[0] === '@') {
 						// TODO temp
 						if (!/@\w+$/.test(node.name)) {
diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/Block.ts b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/Block.ts
index 65f32d072d..386611df79 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/Block.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/Block.ts
@@ -202,11 +202,6 @@ export default class Block {
 	}
 
 	add_variable(id: Identifier, init?: Node) {
-		if (id.name[0] === '#') {
-			// TODO is this still necessary?
-			id.name = this.alias(id.name.slice(1)).name;
-		}
-
 		this.variables.forEach(v => {
 			if (v.id.name === id.name) {
 				throw new Error(
@@ -371,8 +366,7 @@ export default class Block {
 		// TODO should code-red do this automatically? probably
 		return_value.properties = return_value.properties.filter(prop => prop.value);
 
-		/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/indent,indent */
-		return b`
+		const body = b`
 			${Array.from(this.variables.values()).map(({ id, init }) => {
 				return init
 					? b`let ${id} = ${init}`
@@ -390,7 +384,8 @@ export default class Block {
 					return ${return_value};`
 			}
 		`;
-		/* eslint-enable @typescript-eslint/indent,indent */
+
+		return body;
 	}
 
 	render() {
diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/index.ts b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/index.ts
index 5fd0d294ee..8b4a3024da 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/index.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/index.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import Component from '../Component';
 import Renderer from './Renderer';
 import { CompileOptions } from '../../interfaces';
 import { walk } from 'estree-walker';
-import { stringify_props } from '../utils/stringify_props';
 import add_to_set from '../utils/add_to_set';
 import { extract_names } from '../utils/scope';
 import { invalidate } from '../utils/invalidate';
@@ -372,6 +371,19 @@ export default function dom(
 			`;
 		}
 
+		const return_value = {
+			type: 'ObjectExpression',
+			properties: filtered_declarations.map(name => {
+				const id = { type: 'Identifier', name };
+				return {
+					type: 'Property',
+					key: id,
+					value: id,
+					kind: 'init'
+				};
+			})
+		};
+
 		body.push(b`
 			function ${definition}(${args.join(', ')}) {
 				${reactive_store_declarations.length > 0 && `let ${reactive_store_declarations.join(', ')};`}
@@ -406,7 +418,7 @@ export default function dom(
 
 				${fixed_reactive_declarations}
 
-				return ${stringify_props(filtered_declarations)};
+				return ${return_value};
 			}
 		`);
 	}
@@ -476,9 +488,9 @@ export default function dom(
 			class ${name} extends ${superclass} {
 				constructor(options) {
 					super(${options.dev && `options`});
-					${should_add_css && `if (!@_document.getElementById("${component.stylesheet.id}-style")) ${add_css}();`}
+					${should_add_css && b`if (!@_document.getElementById("${component.stylesheet.id}-style")) ${add_css}();`}
 					@init(this, options, ${definition}, create_fragment, ${not_equal}, ${prop_names});
-					${options.dev && `@dispatch_dev("SvelteRegisterComponent", { component: this, tagName: "${name}", options, id: create_fragment.name });`}
+					${options.dev && b`@dispatch_dev("SvelteRegisterComponent", { component: this, tagName: "${name}", options, id: create_fragment.name });`}
 
 					${dev_props_check}
 				}
diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Element/Attribute.ts b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Element/Attribute.ts
index 0af686e443..8c1891aa32 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Element/Attribute.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Element/Attribute.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import Attribute from '../../../nodes/Attribute';
 import Block from '../../Block';
 import fix_attribute_casing from './fix_attribute_casing';
 import ElementWrapper from './index';
-import { stringify } from '../../../utils/stringify';
+import { string_literal } from '../../../utils/stringify';
 import { b, x } from 'code-red';
 import Expression from '../../../nodes/shared/Expression';
 import Text from '../../../nodes/Text';
@@ -172,8 +172,8 @@ export default class AttributeWrapper {
 				is_legacy_input_type
 					? b`@set_input_type(${element.var}, ${value});`
 					: property_name
-						? b`${element.var}.${property_name} = ${value};`
-						: b`${method}(${element.var}, "${name}", ${value === true ? '""' : value});`
+						? b`${element.var}.${property_name} = ${value === true ? { type: 'Literal', value: true } : value};`
+						: b`${method}(${element.var}, "${name}", ${value === true ? x`""` : value});`
 			);
 
 			block.chunks.hydrate.push(statement);
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ export default class AttributeWrapper {
 	render_chunks() {
 		return this.node.chunks.map((chunk) => {
 			if (chunk.type === 'Text') {
-				return stringify(chunk.data);
+				return string_literal(chunk.data);
 			}
 
 			return chunk.manipulate();
diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Element/Binding.ts b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Element/Binding.ts
index 994354037f..4ad6ae1a0d 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Element/Binding.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Element/Binding.ts
@@ -8,12 +8,7 @@ import Renderer from '../../Renderer';
 import flatten_reference from '../../../utils/flatten_reference';
 import EachBlock from '../../../nodes/EachBlock';
 import { Node as INode, Identifier } from '../../../../interfaces';
-
-function get_tail(node: INode) {
-	const end = node.end;
-	while (node.type === 'MemberExpression') node = node.object;
-	return { start: node.end, end };
-}
+import { changed } from '../shared/changed';
 
 export default class BindingWrapper {
 	node: Binding;
@@ -22,9 +17,9 @@ export default class BindingWrapper {
 	object: string;
 	handler: {
 		uses_context: boolean;
-		mutation: string;
+		mutation: Node;
 		contextual_dependencies: Set<string>;
-		snippet?: string;
+		snippet?: Node;
 	};
 	snippet: INode;
 	is_readonly: boolean;
@@ -59,7 +54,7 @@ export default class BindingWrapper {
 
 		// TODO unfortunate code is necessary because we need to use `ctx`
 		// inside the fragment, but not inside the <script>
-		const contextless_snippet = this.parent.renderer.component.source.slice(this.node.expression.node.start, this.node.expression.node.end);
+		const contextless_snippet = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(this.node.expression.node));
 
 		// view to model
 		this.handler = get_event_handler(this, parent.renderer, block, this.object, contextless_snippet);
@@ -95,23 +90,19 @@ export default class BindingWrapper {
 
 		const { parent } = this;
 
-		const update_conditions: string[] = this.needs_lock ? [`!${lock}`] : [];
+		const update_conditions: any[] = this.needs_lock ? [x`!${lock}`] : [];
 
 		const dependency_array = [...this.node.expression.dependencies];
 
-		if (dependency_array.length === 1) {
-			update_conditions.push(`changed.${dependency_array[0]}`);
-		} else if (dependency_array.length > 1) {
-			update_conditions.push(
-				`(${dependency_array.map(prop => `changed.${prop}`).join(' || ')})`
-			);
+		if (dependency_array.length > 1) {
+			update_conditions.push(changed(dependency_array));
 		}
 
 		if (parent.node.name === 'input') {
 			const type = parent.node.get_static_attribute_value('type');
 
 			if (type === null || type === "" || type === "text" || type === "email" || type === "password") {
-				update_conditions.push(`(${parent.var}.${this.node.name} !== ${this.snippet})`);
+				update_conditions.push(x`(${parent.var}.${this.node.name} !== ${this.snippet})`);
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -135,17 +126,17 @@ export default class BindingWrapper {
 			}
 
 			case 'textContent':
-				update_conditions.push(`${this.snippet} !== ${parent.var}.textContent`);
+				update_conditions.push(x`${this.snippet} !== ${parent.var}.textContent`);
 				break;
 
 			case 'innerHTML':
-				update_conditions.push(`${this.snippet} !== ${parent.var}.innerHTML`);
+				update_conditions.push(x`${this.snippet} !== ${parent.var}.innerHTML`);
 				break;
 
 			case 'currentTime':
 			case 'playbackRate':
 			case 'volume':
-				update_conditions.push(`!@_isNaN(${this.snippet})`);
+				update_conditions.push(x`!@_isNaN(${this.snippet})`);
 				break;
 
 			case 'paused':
@@ -154,7 +145,7 @@ export default class BindingWrapper {
 				const last = block.get_unique_name(`${parent.var}_is_paused`);
 				block.add_variable(last, x`true`);
 
-				update_conditions.push(`${last} !== (${last} = ${this.snippet})`);
+				update_conditions.push(x`${last} !== (${last} = ${this.snippet})`);
 				update_dom = b`${parent.var}[${last} ? "pause" : "play"]();`;
 				break;
 			}
@@ -173,16 +164,12 @@ export default class BindingWrapper {
 					}`
 					: update_dom
 			);
-
-			console.log('update_dom', JSON.stringify(block.chunks.update, null, '  '));
 		}
 
 		if (this.node.name === 'innerHTML' || this.node.name === 'textContent') {
 			block.chunks.mount.push(b`if (${this.snippet} !== void 0) ${update_dom}`);
 		} else if (!/(currentTime|paused)/.test(this.node.name)) {
 			block.chunks.mount.push(update_dom);
-
-			console.log('update_dom', JSON.stringify(block.chunks.mount, null, '  '));
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -211,10 +198,10 @@ function get_dom_updater(
 		const type = node.get_static_attribute_value('type');
 
 		const condition = type === 'checkbox'
-			? b`~${binding.snippet}.indexOf(${element.var}.__value)`
-			: b`${element.var}.__value === ${binding.snippet}`;
+			? x`~${binding.snippet}.indexOf(${element.var}.__value)`
+			: x`${element.var}.__value === ${binding.snippet}`;
 
-		return `${element.var}.checked = ${condition};`;
+		return b`${element.var}.checked = ${condition};`;
 	}
 
 	if (binding.node.name === 'value') {
@@ -250,20 +237,21 @@ function get_event_handler(
 	renderer: Renderer,
 	block: Block,
 	name: string,
-	snippet: string
+	snippet: Node
 ): {
-		uses_context: boolean;
-		mutation: string;
-		contextual_dependencies: Set<string>;
-		snippet?: string;
-	} {
+	uses_context: boolean;
+	mutation: Node;
+	contextual_dependencies: Set<string>;
+	snippet?: Node;
+} {
 	const value = get_value_from_dom(renderer, binding.parent, binding);
 	let store = binding.object[0] === '$' ? binding.object.slice(1) : null;
 
-	let tail = '';
+	let tail = null;
 	if (binding.node.expression.node.type === 'MemberExpression') {
-		const { start, end } = get_tail(binding.node.expression.node);
-		tail = renderer.component.source.slice(start, end);
+		// const { start, end } = get_tail(binding.node.expression.node);
+		// tail = renderer.component.source.slice(start, end);
+		tail = binding.node.expression.node.object;
 	}
 
 	if (binding.node.is_contextual) {
@@ -279,14 +267,14 @@ function get_event_handler(
 			uses_context: true,
 			mutation: store
 				? mutate_store(store, value, tail)
-				: `${snippet}${tail} = ${value};`,
+				: b`${snippet}${tail} = ${value};`,
 			contextual_dependencies: new Set([object.name, property.name])
 		};
 	}
 
 	const mutation = store
 		? mutate_store(store, value, tail)
-		: `${snippet} = ${value};`;
+		: b`${snippet} = ${value};`;
 
 	if (binding.node.expression.node.type === 'MemberExpression') {
 		return {
@@ -313,14 +301,14 @@ function get_value_from_dom(
 	const { name } = binding.node;
 
 	if (name === 'this') {
-		return `$$node`;
+		return x`$$node`;
 	}
 
 	// <select bind:value='selected>
 	if (node.name === 'select') {
 		return node.get_static_attribute_value('multiple') === true ?
-			`@select_multiple_value(this)` :
-			`@select_value(this)`;
+			x`@select_multiple_value(this)` :
+			x`@select_value(this)`;
 	}
 
 	const type = node.get_static_attribute_value('type');
@@ -329,21 +317,21 @@ function get_value_from_dom(
 	if (name === 'group') {
 		const binding_group = get_binding_group(renderer, binding.node.expression.node);
 		if (type === 'checkbox') {
-			return `@get_binding_group_value($$binding_groups[${binding_group}])`;
+			return x`@get_binding_group_value($$binding_groups[${binding_group}])`;
 		}
 
-		return `this.__value`;
+		return x`this.__value`;
 	}
 
 	// <input type='range|number' bind:value>
 	if (type === 'range' || type === 'number') {
-		return `@to_number(this.${name})`;
+		return x`@to_number(this.${name})`;
 	}
 
 	if ((name === 'buffered' || name === 'seekable' || name === 'played')) {
-		return `@time_ranges_to_array(this.${name})`;
+		return x`@time_ranges_to_array(this.${name})`;
 	}
 
 	// everything else
-	return `this.${name}`;
+	return x`this.${name}`;
 }
diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Element/index.ts b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Element/index.ts
index 48b749848f..88f8de80b9 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Element/index.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Element/index.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import add_actions from '../shared/add_actions';
 import create_debugging_comment from '../shared/create_debugging_comment';
 import { get_context_merger } from '../shared/get_context_merger';
 import bind_this from '../shared/bind_this';
+import { changed } from '../shared/changed';
 
 const events = [
 	{
@@ -413,7 +414,7 @@ export default class ElementWrapper extends Wrapper {
 			.filter(group => group.bindings.length);
 
 		groups.forEach(group => {
-			const handler = renderer.component.get_unique_name(`${this.var}_${group.events.join('_')}_handler`);
+			const handler = renderer.component.get_unique_name(`${this.var.name}_${group.events.join('_')}_handler`);
 
 			renderer.component.add_var({
 				name: handler.name,
@@ -480,7 +481,7 @@ export default class ElementWrapper extends Wrapper {
 			this.renderer.component.partly_hoisted.push(b`
 				function ${handler}(${contextual_dependencies.size > 0 ? `{ ${Array.from(contextual_dependencies).join(', ')} }` : ``}) {
 					${group.bindings.map(b => b.handler.mutation)}
-					${Array.from(dependencies).filter(dep => dep[0] !== '$').map(dep => `${this.renderer.component.invalidate(dep)};`)}
+					${Array.from(dependencies).filter(dep => dep[0] !== '$').map(dep => b`${this.renderer.component.invalidate(dep)};`)}
 				}
 			`);
 
@@ -567,8 +568,8 @@ export default class ElementWrapper extends Wrapper {
 	}
 
 	add_spread_attributes(block: Block) {
-		const levels = block.get_unique_name(`${this.var}_levels`);
-		const data = block.get_unique_name(`${this.var}_data`);
+		const levels = block.get_unique_name(`${this.var.name}_levels`);
+		const data = block.get_unique_name(`${this.var.name}_data`);
 
 		const initial_props = [];
 		const updates = [];
@@ -577,7 +578,7 @@ export default class ElementWrapper extends Wrapper {
 			.filter(attr => attr.type === 'Attribute' || attr.type === 'Spread')
 			.forEach(attr => {
 				const condition = attr.dependencies.size > 0
-					? `(${[...attr.dependencies].map(d => `changed.${d}`).join(' || ')})`
+					? changed(Array.from(attr.dependencies))
 					: null;
 
 				if (attr.is_spread) {
@@ -585,19 +586,17 @@ export default class ElementWrapper extends Wrapper {
 
 					initial_props.push(snippet);
 
-					updates.push(condition ? `${condition} && ${snippet}` : snippet);
+					updates.push(condition ? x`${condition} && ${snippet}` : snippet);
 				} else {
-					const snippet = `{ ${quote_name_if_necessary(attr.name)}: ${attr.get_value(block)} }`;
+					const snippet = x`{ ${quote_name_if_necessary(attr.name)}: ${attr.get_value(block)} }`;
 					initial_props.push(snippet);
 
-					updates.push(condition ? `${condition} && ${snippet}` : snippet);
+					updates.push(condition ? x`${condition} && ${snippet}` : snippet);
 				}
 			});
 
 		block.chunks.init.push(b`
-			var ${levels} = [
-				${initial_props.join(',\n')}
-			];
+			var ${levels} = [${initial_props}];
 
 			var ${data} = {};
 			for (var #i = 0; #i < ${levels}.length; #i += 1) {
@@ -613,7 +612,7 @@ export default class ElementWrapper extends Wrapper {
 
 		block.chunks.update.push(b`
 			${fn}(${this.var}, @get_spread_update(${levels}, [
-				${updates.join(',\n')}
+				${updates}
 			]));
 		`);
 	}
@@ -811,7 +810,10 @@ export default class ElementWrapper extends Wrapper {
 				const deps = all_dependencies.map(dependency => `changed${quote_prop_if_necessary(dependency)}`).join(' || ');
 				const condition = all_dependencies.length > 1 ? `(${deps})` : deps;
 
-				block.chunks.update.push(b`if (${condition}) ${updater}`);
+				block.chunks.update.push(b`
+					if (${condition}) {
+						${updater}
+					}`);
 			}
 		});
 	}
diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/InlineComponent/index.ts b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/InlineComponent/index.ts
index 82c6862171..e5e8c01bb0 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/InlineComponent/index.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/InlineComponent/index.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import Block from '../../Block';
 import InlineComponent from '../../../nodes/InlineComponent';
 import FragmentWrapper from '../Fragment';
 import { quote_name_if_necessary, quote_prop_if_necessary, sanitize } from '../../../../utils/names';
-import { stringify_props } from '../../../utils/stringify_props';
 import add_to_set from '../../../utils/add_to_set';
 import { b, x } from 'code-red';
 import Attribute from '../../../nodes/Attribute';
@@ -114,7 +113,7 @@ export default class InlineComponentWrapper extends Wrapper {
 
 		const name = this.var;
 
-		const component_opts = [];
+		const component_opts: any = x`{}`;
 
 		const statements: string[] = [];
 		const updates: string[] = [];
@@ -126,22 +125,56 @@ export default class InlineComponentWrapper extends Wrapper {
 
 		const slot_props = Array.from(this.slots).map(([name, slot]) => `${quote_name_if_necessary(name)}: [${slot.block.name}${slot.fn ? `, ${slot.fn}` : ''}]`);
 
-		const initial_props = slot_props.length > 0
-			? [`$$slots: ${stringify_props(slot_props)}`, `$$scope: { ctx }`]
-			: [];
+		let attribute_object;
 
-		const attribute_object = uses_spread
-			? stringify_props(initial_props)
-			: stringify_props(
-				this.node.attributes.map(attr => `${quote_name_if_necessary(attr.name)}: ${attr.get_value(block)}`).concat(initial_props)
-			);
-
-		if (this.node.attributes.length || this.node.bindings.length || initial_props.length) {
+		if (this.node.attributes.length > 0 || this.node.bindings.length > 0 || slot_props.length > 0) {
 			if (!uses_spread && this.node.bindings.length === 0) {
-				component_opts.push(`props: ${attribute_object}`);
+				const initial_props: any = x`{}`;
+
+				if (slot_props.length > 0) {
+					initial_props.properties.push({
+						type: 'Property',
+						kind: 'init',
+						key: { type: 'Identifier', name: '$$slots' },
+						value: slot_props
+					}, {
+						type: 'Property',
+						kind: 'init',
+						key: { type: 'Identifier', name: '$$scope' },
+						value: x`{ ctx: #ctx }`
+					})
+				}
+
+				if (uses_spread) {
+					attribute_object = initial_props;
+				} else {
+					attribute_object = {
+						type: 'ObjectExpression',
+						properties: this.node.attributes.map(attr => {
+							return {
+								type: 'Property',
+								kind: 'init',
+								key: { type: 'Identifier', name: attr.name },
+								value: attr.get_value(block)
+							}
+						}).concat(initial_props.properties)
+					};
+				}
+
+				component_opts.properties.push({
+					type: 'Property',
+					kind: 'init',
+					key: { type: 'Identifier', name: 'props' },
+					value: attribute_object
+				});
 			} else {
+				component_opts.properties.push({
+					type: 'Property',
+					kind: 'init',
+					key: { type: 'Identifier', name: 'props' },
+					value: props
+				});
 				props = block.get_unique_name(`${name}_props`);
-				component_opts.push(`props: ${props}`);
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -158,7 +191,12 @@ export default class InlineComponentWrapper extends Wrapper {
 			// will complain that options.target is missing. This would
 			// work better if components had separate public and private
 			// APIs
-			component_opts.push(`$$inline: true`);
+			component_opts.properties.push({
+				type: 'Property',
+				kind: 'init',
+				key: { type: 'Identifier', name: '$$inline' },
+				value: { type: 'Literal', value: true }
+			});
 		}
 
 		const fragment_dependencies = new Set(this.fragment ? ['$$scope'] : []);
@@ -176,7 +214,7 @@ export default class InlineComponentWrapper extends Wrapper {
 		const dynamic_attributes = this.node.attributes.filter(a => a.get_dependencies().length > 0);
 
 		if (!uses_spread && (dynamic_attributes.length > 0 || this.node.bindings.length > 0 || non_let_dependencies.length > 0)) {
-			updates.push(`var ${name_changes} = {};`);
+			updates.push(`const ${name_changes} = {};`);
 		}
 
 		if (this.node.attributes.length) {
@@ -217,13 +255,13 @@ export default class InlineComponentWrapper extends Wrapper {
 				});
 
 				block.chunks.init.push(b`
-					var ${levels} = [
+					const ${levels} = [
 						${initial_props.join(',\n')}
 					];
 				`);
 
 				statements.push(b`
-					for (var #i = 0; #i < ${levels}.length; #i += 1) {
+					for (let #i = 0; #i < ${levels}.length; #i += 1) {
 						${props} = @assign(${props}, ${levels}[#i]);
 					}
 				`);
@@ -231,7 +269,7 @@ export default class InlineComponentWrapper extends Wrapper {
 				const conditions = Array.from(all_dependencies).map(dep => `changed.${dep}`).join(' || ');
 
 				updates.push(b`
-					var ${name_changes} = ${conditions ? `(${conditions}) ? @get_spread_update(${levels}, [
+					const ${name_changes} = ${conditions ? `(${conditions}) ? @get_spread_update(${levels}, [
 						${changes.join(',\n')}
 					]) : {}` : '{}'};
 				`);
@@ -355,7 +393,7 @@ export default class InlineComponentWrapper extends Wrapper {
 					${(this.node.attributes.length || this.node.bindings.length) && b`
 					${props && `let ${props} = ${attribute_object};`}`}
 					${statements}
-					return ${stringify_props(component_opts)};
+					return ${component_opts};
 				}
 
 				if (${switch_value}) {
@@ -433,7 +471,7 @@ export default class InlineComponentWrapper extends Wrapper {
 				b`if (${name}) @transition_out(${name}.$$.fragment, #local);`
 			);
 
-			block.chunks.destroy.push(b`if (${name}) @destroy_component(${name}${parent_node ? '' : ', detaching'});`);
+			block.chunks.destroy.push(b`if (${name}) @destroy_component(${name}, ${parent_node ? null : 'detaching'});`);
 		} else {
 			const expression = this.node.name === 'svelte:self'
 				? '__svelte:self__' // TODO conflict-proof this
@@ -441,9 +479,9 @@ export default class InlineComponentWrapper extends Wrapper {
 
 			block.chunks.init.push(b`
 				${(this.node.attributes.length || this.node.bindings.length) && b`
-				${props && `let ${props} = ${attribute_object};`}`}
+				${props && b`let ${props} = ${attribute_object};`}`}
 				${statements}
-				var ${name} = new ${expression}(${stringify_props(component_opts)});
+				const ${name} = new ${expression}(${component_opts});
 
 				${munged_bindings}
 				${munged_handlers}
@@ -473,7 +511,7 @@ export default class InlineComponentWrapper extends Wrapper {
 			}
 
 			block.chunks.destroy.push(b`
-				@destroy_component(${name}${parent_node ? '' : ', detaching'});
+				@destroy_component(${name}, ${parent_node ? null : 'detaching'});
 			`);
 
 			block.chunks.outro.push(
diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Title.ts b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Title.ts
index 1954294c2a..c2f2997c8c 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Title.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Title.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export default class TitleWrapper extends Wrapper {
 			block.chunks.init.push(
 				b`@_document.title = ${init};`
 			);
-			const updater = `@_document.title = ${this.node.should_cache ? last : value};`;
+			const updater = b`@_document.title = ${this.node.should_cache ? last : value};`;
 
 			if (all_dependencies.size) {
 				const dependencies = Array.from(all_dependencies);