diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/std/memops.cpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/memops.cpp
index 581b45be..9c847e65 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/std/memops.cpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/memops.cpp
@@ -25,16 +25,16 @@ int ox_memcmp(const void *ptr1, const void *ptr2, std::size_t size) noexcept {
 }
 
 void *ox_memcpy(void *dest, const void *src, int64_t size) noexcept {
-	char *srcBuf = (char*) src;
-	char *dstBuf = (char*) dest;
+	auto srcBuf = static_cast<const char*>(src);
+	auto dstBuf = static_cast<char*>(dest);
 	for (int64_t i = 0; i < size; i++) {
-		dstBuf[i] = (char) srcBuf[i];
+		dstBuf[i] = static_cast<char>(srcBuf[i]);
 	}
 	return dest;
 }
 
 void *ox_memset(void *ptr, int val, int64_t size) noexcept {
-	char *buf = (char*) ptr;
+	auto buf = static_cast<char*>(ptr);
 	for (int64_t i = 0; i < size; i++) {
 		buf[i] = val;
 	}
diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/std/string.hpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/string.hpp
index 83720dc7..49c3f51d 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/std/string.hpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/string.hpp
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ constexpr const BString<size> &BString<size>::operator=(const char *str) noexcep
 
 template<std::size_t size>
 constexpr const BString<size> &BString<size>::operator=(char *str) noexcept {
-	return *this = (const char*) str;
+	return *this = static_cast<const char*>(str);
 }
 
 template<std::size_t size>
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ constexpr const BString<size> &BString<size>::operator+=(const char *str) noexce
 
 template<std::size_t size>
 constexpr const BString<size> &BString<size>::operator+=(char *str) noexcept {
-	return *this += (const char*) str;
+	return *this = static_cast<const char*>(str);
 }
 
 template<std::size_t size>
@@ -155,12 +155,12 @@ constexpr char &BString<buffLen>::operator[](std::size_t i) noexcept {
 
 template<std::size_t buffLen>
 constexpr char *BString<buffLen>::data() noexcept {
-	return (char*) m_buff;
+	return static_cast<char*>(m_buff);
 }
 
 template<std::size_t buffLen>
 constexpr const char *BString<buffLen>::c_str() const noexcept {
-	return (const char*) m_buff;
+	return static_cast<const char*>(m_buff);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/std/strops.cpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/strops.cpp
index 45057d8f..ff68db3c 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/std/strops.cpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/strops.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ static_assert([] {
 static_assert([] {
 	int retval = 0;
 	auto testStr = "aaaa";
-	retval |= !(ox_lastIndexOf((char*) testStr, 'a', ox_strlen(testStr)) == 3);
-	retval |= !(ox_lastIndexOf((const char*) testStr, 'a', ox_strlen(testStr)) == 3);
+	// test the const and non-const versions of ox_lastIndexOf
+	retval |= !(ox_lastIndexOf(const_cast<char*>(testStr), 'a', ox_strlen(testStr)) == 3);
+	retval |= !(ox_lastIndexOf(testStr, 'a', ox_strlen(testStr)) == 3);
 	return retval == 0;
 }(), "ox_lastIndexOf aaaa a");