diff --git a/_data/version.sh b/_data/version.sh
index a6b11b5..785eff6 100755
--- a/_data/version.sh
+++ b/_data/version.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ if [ "$( git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD )" != "master" ]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
+echo ""
+echo -n "Insert optional commit message: "
+read commitMessage
+echo ""
+
 git pull --ff
 
 go get -u ./...
@@ -38,13 +43,8 @@ printf "package goext\n\nconst GoextVersion = \"%s\"\n\nconst GoextVersionTimest
 
 git add --verbose .
 
-echo -n "Insert option commit message: "
-
-read commitMessage
-
 msg="v${next_ver}"
 
-
 if [[ "$commitMessage" != "" ]]; then
   msg="${msg} ${commitMessage}"
 fi
diff --git a/goextVersion.go b/goextVersion.go
index 3113a96..aaf203c 100644
--- a/goextVersion.go
+++ b/goextVersion.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 package goext
 
-const GoextVersion = "0.0.183"
+const GoextVersion = "0.0.184"
 
-const GoextVersionTimestamp = "2023-07-19T19:24:56+0200"
+const GoextVersionTimestamp = "2023-07-19T19:29:59+0200"
diff --git a/langext/array.go b/langext/array.go
index 5ce22d2..d71536c 100644
--- a/langext/array.go
+++ b/langext/array.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package langext
 
 import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
 )
 
@@ -217,6 +219,15 @@ func ArrFirst[T any](arr []T, comp func(v T) bool) (T, bool) {
 	return *new(T), false
 }
 
+func ArrFirstOrNil[T any](arr []T, comp func(v T) bool) *T {
+	for _, v := range arr {
+		if comp(v) {
+			return Ptr(v)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func ArrLast[T any](arr []T, comp func(v T) bool) (T, bool) {
 	found := false
 	result := *new(T)
@@ -229,6 +240,22 @@ func ArrLast[T any](arr []T, comp func(v T) bool) (T, bool) {
 	return result, found
 }
 
+func ArrLastOrNil[T any](arr []T, comp func(v T) bool) *T {
+	found := false
+	result := *new(T)
+	for _, v := range arr {
+		if comp(v) {
+			found = true
+			result = v
+		}
+	}
+	if found {
+		return Ptr(result)
+	} else {
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
 func ArrFirstIndex[T comparable](arr []T, needle T) int {
 	for i, v := range arr {
 		if v == needle {
@@ -265,6 +292,46 @@ func ArrMap[T1 any, T2 any](arr []T1, conv func(v T1) T2) []T2 {
 	return r
 }
 
+func MapMap[TK comparable, TV any, TR any](inmap map[TK]TV, conv func(k TK, v TV) TR) []TR {
+	r := make([]TR, 0, len(inmap))
+	for k, v := range inmap {
+		r = append(r, conv(k, v))
+	}
+	return r
+}
+
+func MapMapErr[TK comparable, TV any, TR any](inmap map[TK]TV, conv func(k TK, v TV) (TR, error)) ([]TR, error) {
+	r := make([]TR, 0, len(inmap))
+	for k, v := range inmap {
+		elem, err := conv(k, v)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		r = append(r, elem)
+	}
+	return r, nil
+}
+
+func ArrMapExt[T1 any, T2 any](arr []T1, conv func(idx int, v T1) T2) []T2 {
+	r := make([]T2, len(arr))
+	for i, v := range arr {
+		r[i] = conv(i, v)
+	}
+	return r
+}
+
+func ArrMapErr[T1 any, T2 any](arr []T1, conv func(v T1) (T2, error)) ([]T2, error) {
+	var err error
+	r := make([]T2, len(arr))
+	for i, v := range arr {
+		r[i], err = conv(v)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+	return r, nil
+}
+
 func ArrFilterMap[T1 any, T2 any](arr []T1, filter func(v T1) bool, conv func(v T1) T2) []T2 {
 	r := make([]T2, 0, len(arr))
 	for _, v := range arr {
@@ -275,6 +342,16 @@ func ArrFilterMap[T1 any, T2 any](arr []T1, filter func(v T1) bool, conv func(v
 	return r
 }
 
+func ArrFilter[T any](arr []T, filter func(v T) bool) []T {
+	r := make([]T, 0, len(arr))
+	for _, v := range arr {
+		if filter(v) {
+			r = append(r, v)
+		}
+	}
+	return r
+}
+
 func ArrSum[T NumberConstraint](arr []T) T {
 	var r T = 0
 	for _, v := range arr {
@@ -283,6 +360,87 @@ func ArrSum[T NumberConstraint](arr []T) T {
 	return r
 }
 
+func ArrFlatten[T1 any, T2 any](arr []T1, conv func(v T1) []T2) []T2 {
+	r := make([]T2, 0, len(arr))
+	for _, v1 := range arr {
+		r = append(r, conv(v1)...)
+	}
+	return r
+}
+
+func ArrFlattenDirect[T1 any](arr [][]T1) []T1 {
+	r := make([]T1, 0, len(arr))
+	for _, v1 := range arr {
+		r = append(r, v1...)
+	}
+	return r
+}
+
+func ArrCastToAny[T1 any](arr []T1) []any {
+	r := make([]any, len(arr))
+	for i, v := range arr {
+		r[i] = any(v)
+	}
+	return r
+}
+
+func ArrCastSafe[T1 any, T2 any](arr []T1) []T2 {
+	r := make([]T2, 0, len(arr))
+	for _, v := range arr {
+		if vcast, ok := any(v).(T2); ok {
+			r = append(r, vcast)
+		}
+	}
+	return r
+}
+
+func ArrCastErr[T1 any, T2 any](arr []T1) ([]T2, error) {
+	r := make([]T2, len(arr))
+	for i, v := range arr {
+		if vcast, ok := any(v).(T2); ok {
+			r[i] = vcast
+		} else {
+			return nil, errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("Cannot cast element %d of type %T to type %s", i, v, *new(T2)))
+		}
+	}
+	return r, nil
+}
+
+func ArrCastPanic[T1 any, T2 any](arr []T1) []T2 {
+	r := make([]T2, len(arr))
+	for i, v := range arr {
+		if vcast, ok := any(v).(T2); ok {
+			r[i] = vcast
+		} else {
+			panic(fmt.Sprintf("Cannot cast element %d of type %T to type %s", i, v, *new(T2)))
+		}
+	}
+	return r
+}
+
+func ArrConcat[T any](arr ...[]T) []T {
+	c := 0
+	for _, v := range arr {
+		c += len(v)
+	}
+	r := make([]T, c)
+	i := 0
+	for _, av := range arr {
+		for _, v := range av {
+			r[i] = v
+			i++
+		}
+	}
+	return r
+}
+
+// ArrCopy does a shallow copy of the 'in' array
+func ArrCopy[T any](in []T) []T {
+	out := make([]T, len(in))
+	copy(out, in)
+	return out
+}
+
 func ArrRemove[T comparable](arr []T, needle T) []T {
 	idx := ArrFirstIndex(arr, needle)
 	if idx >= 0 {