diff --git a/modules/string/string.go b/modules/string/string.go
index 31b26f2..3a7824f 100644
--- a/modules/string/string.go
+++ b/modules/string/string.go
@@ -1,111 +1,23 @@
 package string
 
 import (
-	"math/rand"
 	"regexp"
-	"strings"
-	"time"
 	"unicode/utf8"
 
 	luajit "git.sharkk.net/Sky/LuaJIT-to-Go"
 )
 
-const (
-	maxStringLength = 10_000_000 // 10MB limit for safety
-	maxRandomLength = 100_000    // Reasonable limit for random strings
-)
-
 func GetFunctionList() map[string]luajit.GoFunction {
 	return map[string]luajit.GoFunction{
-		"string_split":         string_split,
-		"string_join":          string_join,
 		"string_slice":         string_slice,
 		"string_reverse":       string_reverse,
 		"string_length":        string_length,
 		"string_byte_length":   string_byte_length,
-		"regex_match":          regex_match,
-		"regex_find":           regex_find,
-		"regex_find_all":       regex_find_all,
 		"regex_replace":        regex_replace,
-		"random_string":        random_string,
 		"string_is_valid_utf8": string_is_valid_utf8,
 	}
 }
 
-func string_split(s *luajit.State) int {
-	str := s.ToString(1)
-	sep := s.ToString(2)
-
-	if len(str) > maxStringLength {
-		s.PushNil()
-		s.PushString("string too large")
-		return 2
-	}
-
-	// Handle empty separator - split into characters
-	if sep == "" {
-		runes := []rune(str)
-		parts := make([]string, len(runes))
-		for i, r := range runes {
-			parts[i] = string(r)
-		}
-		s.PushValue(parts)
-		return 1
-	}
-
-	parts := strings.Split(str, sep)
-	s.PushValue(parts)
-	return 1
-}
-
-func string_join(s *luajit.State) int {
-	arr, err := s.ToValue(1)
-	if err != nil {
-		s.PushNil()
-		s.PushString("invalid array")
-		return 2
-	}
-	sep := s.ToString(2)
-
-	var parts []string
-	switch v := arr.(type) {
-	case []string:
-		parts = v
-	case []any:
-		parts = make([]string, len(v))
-		for i, val := range v {
-			if val == nil {
-				parts[i] = ""
-			} else {
-				parts[i] = s.ToString(-1) // Convert via Lua
-			}
-		}
-	case map[string]any:
-		// Empty table {} from Lua becomes map[string]any{}
-		if len(v) == 0 {
-			parts = []string{} // Empty array
-		} else {
-			s.PushNil()
-			s.PushString("not an array")
-			return 2
-		}
-	default:
-		s.PushNil()
-		s.PushString("not an array")
-		return 2
-	}
-
-	result := strings.Join(parts, sep)
-	if len(result) > maxStringLength {
-		s.PushNil()
-		s.PushString("result too large")
-		return 2
-	}
-
-	s.PushString(result)
-	return 1
-}
-
 func string_slice(s *luajit.State) int {
 	str := s.ToString(1)
 	start := int(s.ToNumber(2))
@@ -182,58 +94,6 @@ func string_byte_length(s *luajit.State) int {
 	return 1
 }
 
-func regex_match(s *luajit.State) int {
-	pattern := s.ToString(1)
-	str := s.ToString(2)
-
-	re, err := regexp.Compile(pattern)
-	if err != nil {
-		s.PushBoolean(false)
-		return 1
-	}
-
-	s.PushBoolean(re.MatchString(str))
-	return 1
-}
-
-func regex_find(s *luajit.State) int {
-	pattern := s.ToString(1)
-	str := s.ToString(2)
-
-	re, err := regexp.Compile(pattern)
-	if err != nil {
-		s.PushNil()
-		return 1
-	}
-
-	match := re.FindString(str)
-	if match == "" {
-		s.PushNil()
-	} else {
-		s.PushString(match)
-	}
-	return 1
-}
-
-func regex_find_all(s *luajit.State) int {
-	pattern := s.ToString(1)
-	str := s.ToString(2)
-
-	re, err := regexp.Compile(pattern)
-	if err != nil {
-		s.PushValue([]string{})
-		return 1
-	}
-
-	matches := re.FindAllString(str, -1)
-	if matches == nil {
-		matches = []string{}
-	}
-
-	s.PushValue(matches)
-	return 1
-}
-
 func regex_replace(s *luajit.State) int {
 	pattern := s.ToString(1)
 	str := s.ToString(2)
@@ -250,47 +110,6 @@ func regex_replace(s *luajit.State) int {
 	return 1
 }
 
-func random_string(s *luajit.State) int {
-	length := int(s.ToNumber(1))
-	if length < 0 || length > maxRandomLength {
-		s.PushNil()
-		s.PushString("invalid length")
-		return 2
-	}
-
-	charset := "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789"
-	if s.GetTop() >= 2 && !s.IsNil(2) {
-		charset = s.ToString(2)
-	}
-
-	if length == 0 {
-		s.PushString("")
-		return 1
-	}
-
-	if !utf8.ValidString(charset) {
-		s.PushNil()
-		s.PushString("invalid charset")
-		return 2
-	}
-
-	charsetRunes := []rune(charset)
-	if len(charsetRunes) == 0 {
-		s.PushNil()
-		s.PushString("empty charset")
-		return 2
-	}
-
-	result := make([]rune, length)
-	rnd := rand.New(rand.NewSource(time.Now().UnixNano()))
-	for i := range result {
-		result[i] = charsetRunes[rnd.Intn(len(charsetRunes))]
-	}
-
-	s.PushString(string(result))
-	return 1
-}
-
 func string_is_valid_utf8(s *luajit.State) int {
 	str := s.ToString(1)
 	s.PushBoolean(utf8.ValidString(str))
diff --git a/modules/string/string.lua b/modules/string/string.lua
index fd9f980..5e844b0 100644
--- a/modules/string/string.lua
+++ b/modules/string/string.lua
@@ -1,21 +1,47 @@
--- modules/string.lua - Enhanced string manipulation utilities
-
 local str = {}
 
+-- Performance thresholds based on benchmark results
+local REVERSE_THRESHOLD = 100  -- Use Go for strings longer than this
+local LENGTH_THRESHOLD = 1000  -- Use Go for ASCII strings longer than this
+
 -- ======================================================================
--- BASIC STRING OPERATIONS (Pure Lua)
+-- BASIC STRING OPERATIONS (Optimized Lua/Go hybrid)
 -- ======================================================================
 
 function str.split(s, delimiter)
 	if type(s) ~= "string" then error("str.split: first argument must be a string", 2) end
 	if type(delimiter) ~= "string" then error("str.split: second argument must be a string", 2) end
-	return moonshark.string_split(s, delimiter)
+	
+	if delimiter == "" then
+		local result = {}
+		for i = 1, #s do
+			result[i] = s:sub(i, i)
+		end
+		return result
+	end
+	
+	local result = {}
+	local start = 1
+	local delimiter_len = #delimiter
+	
+	while true do
+		local pos = s:find(delimiter, start, true)
+		if not pos then
+			table.insert(result, s:sub(start))
+			break
+		end
+		table.insert(result, s:sub(start, pos - 1))
+		start = pos + delimiter_len
+	end
+	
+	return result
 end
 
 function str.join(arr, separator)
 	if type(arr) ~= "table" then error("str.join: first argument must be a table", 2) end
 	if type(separator) ~= "string" then error("str.join: second argument must be a string", 2) end
-	return moonshark.string_join(arr, separator)
+	
+	return table.concat(arr, separator)
 end
 
 function str.trim(s)
@@ -146,13 +172,25 @@ end
 
 function str.reverse(s)
 	if type(s) ~= "string" then error("str.reverse: argument must be a string", 2) end
-	local result, err = moonshark.string_reverse(s)
-	if not result then error("str.reverse: " .. err, 2) end
-	return result
+	
+	if #s > REVERSE_THRESHOLD then
+		local result, err = moonshark.string_reverse(s)
+		if not result then error("str.reverse: " .. err, 2) end
+		return result
+	else
+		local result = {}
+		for i = #s, 1, -1 do
+			result[#result + 1] = s:sub(i, i)
+		end
+		return table.concat(result)
+	end
 end
 
 function str.length(s)
 	if type(s) ~= "string" then error("str.length: argument must be a string", 2) end
+	
+	-- For long ASCII strings, Go is faster. For unicode or short strings, use Go consistently
+	-- since UTF-8 handling is more reliable in Go
 	return moonshark.string_length(s)
 end
 
@@ -225,32 +263,51 @@ function str.slice(s, start, end_pos)
 end
 
 -- ======================================================================
--- REGULAR EXPRESSIONS (Go Functions)
+-- REGULAR EXPRESSIONS (Optimized Lua patterns)
 -- ======================================================================
 
 function str.match(pattern, s)
 	if type(pattern) ~= "string" then error("str.match: first argument must be a string", 2) end
 	if type(s) ~= "string" then error("str.match: second argument must be a string", 2) end
-	return moonshark.regex_match(pattern, s)
+	
+	local lua_pattern = pattern:gsub("\\d", "%%d"):gsub("\\w", "%%w"):gsub("\\s", "%%s")
+	return s:match(lua_pattern) ~= nil
 end
 
 function str.find(pattern, s)
 	if type(pattern) ~= "string" then error("str.find: first argument must be a string", 2) end
 	if type(s) ~= "string" then error("str.find: second argument must be a string", 2) end
-	return moonshark.regex_find(pattern, s)
+	
+	local lua_pattern = pattern:gsub("\\d", "%%d"):gsub("\\w", "%%w"):gsub("\\s", "%%s")
+	return s:match(lua_pattern)
 end
 
 function str.find_all(pattern, s)
 	if type(pattern) ~= "string" then error("str.find_all: first argument must be a string", 2) end
 	if type(s) ~= "string" then error("str.find_all: second argument must be a string", 2) end
-	return moonshark.regex_find_all(pattern, s)
+	
+	local lua_pattern = pattern:gsub("\\d", "%%d"):gsub("\\w", "%%w"):gsub("\\s", "%%s")
+	local matches = {}
+	for match in s:gmatch(lua_pattern) do
+		table.insert(matches, match)
+	end
+	return matches
 end
 
 function str.gsub(pattern, s, replacement)
 	if type(pattern) ~= "string" then error("str.gsub: first argument must be a string", 2) end
 	if type(s) ~= "string" then error("str.gsub: second argument must be a string", 2) end
 	if type(replacement) ~= "string" then error("str.gsub: third argument must be a string", 2) end
-	return moonshark.regex_replace(pattern, s, replacement)
+	
+	-- Use Go for complex regex, Lua for simple patterns
+	if pattern:match("[%[%]%(%)%{%}%|%\\%^%$]") then
+		-- Complex pattern, use Go
+		return moonshark.regex_replace(pattern, s, replacement)
+	else
+		-- Simple pattern, use Lua
+		local lua_pattern = pattern:gsub("\\d", "%%d"):gsub("\\w", "%%w"):gsub("\\s", "%%s")
+		return s:gsub(lua_pattern, replacement)
+	end
 end
 
 -- ======================================================================
@@ -479,9 +536,18 @@ function str.random(length, charset)
 	if charset ~= nil and type(charset) ~= "string" then
 		error("str.random: second argument must be a string", 2)
 	end
-	local result, err = moonshark.random_string(length, charset)
-	if not result then error("str.random: " .. err, 2) end
-	return result
+	
+	charset = charset or "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789"
+	local result = {}
+	
+	math.randomseed(os.time() + os.clock() * 1000000)
+	
+	for i = 1, length do
+		local rand_index = math.random(1, #charset)
+		result[i] = charset:sub(rand_index, rand_index)
+	end
+	
+	return table.concat(result)
 end
 
 function str.slug(s)