diff --git a/chaiscript/chaiscript_engine.hpp b/chaiscript/chaiscript_engine.hpp
index e76c6a14..3c5a499f 100644
--- a/chaiscript/chaiscript_engine.hpp
+++ b/chaiscript/chaiscript_engine.hpp
@@ -205,10 +205,12 @@ namespace chaiscript
             ss.register_function(boost::shared_ptr<dispatchkit::Proxy_Function>(
                   new dispatchkit::Dynamic_Proxy_Function(boost::bind(&ChaiScript_System<Eval_Engine>::eval, boost::ref(*this), _1), 1)), "eval");
 
-            evaluate_string("def print(x) { print_string(x.to_string()) }; "
+            evaluate_string("def puts(x) { print_string(x.to_string()) }; def print(x) { println_string(x.to_string()) };"
                 "def for_each(container, func) { var range = range(container); while (!range.empty()) { func(range.front()); range.popFront();} }; "
                 "def map(container, func) { var retval = Vector(); var range = range(container); while (!range.empty()) { retval.push_back(func(range.front())); range.popFront();}; return retval;}; "
-                "def reduce(container, func, initial) { var retval = initial; var range = range(container); while (!range.empty()) { retval = (func(range.front(), retval)); range.popFront();}; return retval;}");
+                "def reduce(container, func, initial) { var retval = initial; var range = range(container); while (!range.empty()) { retval = (func(range.front(), retval)); range.popFront();}; return retval;};"
+                "def join(container, delim) { var retval = \"\"; var range = range(container); if (!range.empty()) { retval += to_string(range.front()); range.popFront(); "
+                    "while (!range.empty()) { retval += delim; retval += to_string(range.front()); range.popFront(); }\n }\n return retval; };" );
 
             return ss;
         }
diff --git a/dispatchkit/bootstrap.hpp b/dispatchkit/bootstrap.hpp
index 35da90ca..28cc4d0a 100644
--- a/dispatchkit/bootstrap.hpp
+++ b/dispatchkit/bootstrap.hpp
@@ -404,6 +404,11 @@ namespace dispatchkit
     }
 
     static void print(const std::string &s)
+    {
+      std::cout << s;
+    }
+
+    static void println(const std::string &s)
     {
       std::cout << s << std::endl;
     }
@@ -456,6 +461,7 @@ namespace dispatchkit
 
 
       register_function(s, &print, "print_string");
+      register_function(s, &println, "println_string");
 
       s.register_function(boost::function<void ()>(boost::bind(&dump_system, boost::ref(s))), "dump_system");
       s.register_function(boost::function<void (Boxed_Value)>(boost::bind(&dump_object, _1)), "dump_object");