diff --git a/lib/pathway.rb b/lib/pathway.rb
index 165fbe3..b0245f7 100644
--- a/lib/pathway.rb
+++ b/lib/pathway.rb
@@ -44,13 +44,8 @@ def initialize(type:, message: nil, details: nil)
       @details = details || {}
     end
 
-    def deconstruct
-      [type, message, details]
-    end
-
-    def deconstruct_keys(_)
-      { type: type, message: message, details: details }
-    end
+    def deconstruct = [type, message, details]
+    def deconstruct_keys(_) = { type:, message:, details: }
 
     private
 
@@ -61,38 +56,32 @@ def default_message_for(type)
 
   class State
     extend Forwardable
+    delegate %i([] []= fetch store include? values_at deconstruct_keys) => :@hash
 
     def initialize(operation, values = {})
       @hash = operation.context.merge(values)
       @result_key = operation.result_key
     end
 
-    delegate %i([] []= fetch store include? values_at deconstruct_keys) => :@hash
-
     def update(kargs)
       @hash.update(kargs)
       self
     end
 
-    def result
-      @hash[@result_key]
-    end
-
-    def to_hash
-      @hash
-    end
+    def result = @hash[@result_key]
+    def to_hash = @hash
 
     def use(&bl)
       raise ArgumentError, 'a block must be provided' if !block_given?
 
       params = bl.parameters
 
-      if !params.all? { |(type,_)| [:block, :key, :keyreq, :keyrest].member?(type) }
+      if !params.all? { _1 in [:block|:key|:keyreq|:keyrest, _] }
         raise ArgumentError, 'only keyword arguments are supported'
-      elsif params.any? {|(type,_)| type == :keyrest }
+      elsif params in [*, [:keyrest, _], *]
         bl.call(**to_hash)
       else
-        keys = params.select {|(type,_)| type == :key || type == :keyreq }.map(&:last)
+        keys = params.select { _1 in [:key|:keyreq, _] }.map(&:last)
         bl.call(**to_hash.slice(*keys))
       end
     end
@@ -106,20 +95,19 @@ module Plugins
     module Base
       module ClassMethods
         attr_accessor :result_key
-        alias :result_at :result_key=
+
+        alias_method :result_at, :result_key=
 
         def process(&bl)
           dsl = self::DSL
           define_method(:call) do |input|
-            dsl.new(State.new(self, input: input), self)
+            dsl.new(State.new(self, input:), self)
                .run(&bl)
                .then(&:result)
           end
         end
 
-        def call(ctx,...)
-          new(ctx).call(...)
-        end
+        def call(ctx,...) = new(ctx).call(...)
 
         def inherited(subclass)
           super
@@ -133,18 +121,16 @@ module InstanceMethods
         delegate :result_key => 'self.class'
         delegate %i[result success failure] => Result
 
-        alias :wrap :result
+        alias_method :wrap, :result
 
-        def call(*)
-          fail 'must implement at subclass'
-        end
+        def call(*) = raise 'must implement at subclass'
 
         def error(type, message: nil, details: nil)
-          failure(Error.new(type: type, message: message, details: details))
+          failure(Error.new(type:, message:, details:))
         end
 
         def wrap_if_present(value, type: :not_found, message: nil, details: {})
-          value.nil? ? error(type, message: message, details: details) : success(value)
+          value.nil? ? error(type, message:, details:) : success(value)
         end
       end
 
@@ -166,7 +152,6 @@ def run(&bl)
         # Execute step and preserve the former state
         def step(callable,...)
           bl = _callable(callable)
-
           @result = @result.tee { |state| bl.call(state,...) }
         end
 
@@ -186,23 +171,22 @@ def map(callable)
           @result = @result.then(bl)
         end
 
-        def around(wrapper, &steps)
+        def around(execution_strategy, &dsl_block)
           @result.then do |state|
-            seq = -> (dsl = self) { @result = dsl.run(&steps) }
-            _callable(wrapper).call(seq, state)
+            dsl_runner = ->(dsl = self) { @result = dsl.run(&dsl_block) }
+
+            _callable(execution_strategy).call(dsl_runner, state)
           end
         end
 
-        def if_true(cond, &steps)
+        def if_true(cond, &dsl_block)
           cond = _callable(cond)
-          around(-> seq, state {
-            seq.call if cond.call(state)
-          }, &steps)
+          around(->(dsl_runner, state) { dsl_runner.call if cond.call(state) }, &dsl_block)
         end
 
-        def if_false(cond, &steps)
+        def if_false(cond, &dsl_block)
           cond = _callable(cond)
-          if_true(-> state { !cond.call(state) }, &steps)
+          if_true(->(state) { !cond.call(state) }, &dsl_block)
         end
 
         alias_method :sequence, :around
@@ -210,16 +194,14 @@ def if_false(cond, &steps)
 
         private
 
-        def wrap(obj)
-          Result.result(obj)
-        end
+        def wrap(obj) = Result.result(obj)
 
         def _callable(callable)
           case callable
           when Proc
-            -> *args, **kwargs { @operation.instance_exec(*args, **kwargs, &callable) }
+            ->(*args, **kwargs) { @operation.instance_exec(*args, **kwargs, &callable) }
           when Symbol
-            -> *args, **kwargs { @operation.send(callable, *args, **kwargs) }
+            ->(*args, **kwargs) { @operation.send(callable, *args, **kwargs) }
           else
             callable
           end
diff --git a/lib/pathway/plugins/responder.rb b/lib/pathway/plugins/responder.rb
index 5779fe8..2b20e1f 100644
--- a/lib/pathway/plugins/responder.rb
+++ b/lib/pathway/plugins/responder.rb
@@ -21,9 +21,7 @@ def initialize(result, &bl)
           instance_eval(&bl)
         end
 
-        def success(&bl)
-          @ok = bl
-        end
+        def success(&bl)= @ok = bl
 
         def failure(type = nil, &bl)
           if type.nil?
diff --git a/lib/pathway/plugins/sequel_models.rb b/lib/pathway/plugins/sequel_models.rb
index 4128179..cbf31db 100644
--- a/lib/pathway/plugins/sequel_models.rb
+++ b/lib/pathway/plugins/sequel_models.rb
@@ -6,33 +6,33 @@ module Pathway
   module Plugins
     module SequelModels
       module DSLMethods
-        def transaction(step_name = nil, &bl)
-          fail 'must provide a step or a block but not both' if !step_name.nil? == block_given?
+        def transaction(step_name = nil, &dsl_bl)
+          raise 'must provide a step or a block but not both' if !step_name.nil? == block_given?
 
           if step_name
             transaction { step step_name }
           else
-            around(-> steps, _ {
+            around(->(runner, _) {
               db.transaction(savepoint: true) do
-                raise Sequel::Rollback if steps.call.failure?
+                raise Sequel::Rollback if runner.call.failure?
               end
-            }, &bl)
+            }, &dsl_bl)
           end
         end
 
-        def after_commit(step_name = nil, &bl)
-          fail 'must provide a step or a block but not both' if !step_name.nil? == block_given?
+        def after_commit(step_name = nil, &dsl_bl)
+          raise 'must provide a step or a block but not both' if !step_name.nil? == block_given?
 
           if step_name
             after_commit { step step_name }
           else
-            around(-> steps, state {
-              dsl = self.class::DSL.new(State.new(self, state.to_h.dup), self)
+            around(->(runner, state) {
+              dsl_copy = self.class::DSL.new(State.new(self, state.to_h.dup), self)
 
               db.after_commit do
-                steps.call(dsl)
+                runner.call(dsl_copy)
               end
-            }, &bl)
+            }, &dsl_bl)
           end
         end
       end
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ module ClassMethods
         attr_accessor :model_class, :search_field, :model_not_found
 
         def model(model_class, search_by: model_class.primary_key, set_result_key: true, set_context_param: true, error_message: nil)
-          self.model_class      = model_class
-          self.search_field     = search_by
-          self.result_key       = Inflector.underscore(Inflector.demodulize(model_class.name)).to_sym if set_result_key
-          self.model_not_found  = error_message || "#{Inflector.humanize(Inflector.underscore(Inflector.demodulize(model_class.name)))} not found".freeze
+          self.model_class     = model_class
+          self.search_field    = search_by
+          self.result_key      = Inflector.underscore(Inflector.demodulize(model_class.name)).to_sym if set_result_key
+          self.model_not_found = error_message || "#{Inflector.humanize(Inflector.underscore(Inflector.demodulize(model_class.name)))} not found".freeze
 
           self.context(result_key => Contextualizer::OPTIONAL) if set_result_key && set_context_param
         end
diff --git a/lib/pathway/plugins/simple_auth.rb b/lib/pathway/plugins/simple_auth.rb
index a69e55f..6d6402f 100644
--- a/lib/pathway/plugins/simple_auth.rb
+++ b/lib/pathway/plugins/simple_auth.rb
@@ -26,9 +26,7 @@ def authorize_with(*objs)
           authorized?(*objs) ? wrap(objs) : error(:forbidden)
         end
 
-        def authorized?(*)
-          true
-        end
+        def authorized?(*) = true
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/pathway/result.rb b/lib/pathway/result.rb
index b32f0d9..b1ac967 100644
--- a/lib/pathway/result.rb
+++ b/lib/pathway/result.rb
@@ -6,13 +6,8 @@ class Result
     attr_reader :value, :error
 
     class Success < Result
-      def initialize(value)
-        @value = value
-      end
-
-      def success?
-        true
-      end
+      def initialize(value) = @value = value
+      def success? = true
 
       def then(bl=nil)
         result(block_given? ? yield(value): bl.call(value))
@@ -25,29 +20,18 @@ def tee(bl=nil, &block)
 
       private
 
-      alias :value_for_deconstruct :value
+      alias_method :value_for_deconstruct, :value
     end
 
     class Failure < Result
-      def initialize(error)
-        @error = error
-      end
-
-      def success?
-        false
-      end
-
-      def then(_=nil)
-        self
-      end
-
-      def tee(_=nil)
-        self
-      end
+      def initialize(error) = @error = error
+      def success? = false
+      def then(_=nil) = self
+      def tee(_=nil) = self
 
       private
 
-      alias :value_for_deconstruct :error
+      alias_method :value_for_deconstruct, :error
     end
 
     module Mixin
@@ -55,10 +39,16 @@ module Mixin
       Failure = Result::Failure
     end
 
-    def deconstruct
-      [value_for_deconstruct]
+    def self.success(value) = Success.new(value)
+    def self.failure(error) = Failure.new(error)
+
+    def self.result(object)
+      object.is_a?(Result) ? object : success(object)
     end
 
+    def failure? = !success?
+    def deconstruct = [value_for_deconstruct]
+
     def deconstruct_keys(keys)
       if value_for_deconstruct.respond_to?(:deconstruct_keys)
         value_for_deconstruct.deconstruct_keys(keys)
@@ -67,22 +57,6 @@ def deconstruct_keys(keys)
       end
     end
 
-    def failure?
-      !success?
-    end
-
-    def self.success(value)
-      Success.new(value)
-    end
-
-    def self.failure(error)
-      Failure.new(error)
-    end
-
-    def self.result(object)
-      object.is_a?(Result) ? object : success(object)
-    end
-
     delegate :result => 'self.class'
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/pathway/rspec/matchers/fail_on.rb b/lib/pathway/rspec/matchers/fail_on.rb
index a634f27..c36344a 100644
--- a/lib/pathway/rspec/matchers/fail_on.rb
+++ b/lib/pathway/rspec/matchers/fail_on.rb
@@ -22,22 +22,22 @@
     @type = type
   end
 
-  alias :with_type :type
-  alias :and_type :type
+  alias_method :with_type, :type
+  alias_method :and_type, :type
 
   chain :message do |message|
     @message = message
   end
 
-  alias :with_message :message
-  alias :and_message :message
+  alias_method :with_message, :message
+  alias_method :and_message, :message
 
   chain :details do |details|
     @details = details
   end
 
-  alias :with_details :details
-  alias :and_details :details
+  alias_method :with_details, :details
+  alias_method :and_details, :details
 
   description do
     'fail' + (@type ? " with :#@type error" : '')
diff --git a/lib/pathway/version.rb b/lib/pathway/version.rb
index 87941e4..59b9f10 100644
--- a/lib/pathway/version.rb
+++ b/lib/pathway/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module Pathway
-  VERSION = '0.12.2'
+  VERSION = '1.0.0b1'
 end
diff --git a/spec/plugins/base_spec.rb b/spec/plugins/base_spec.rb
index ee54ed2..fff6375 100644
--- a/spec/plugins/base_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/plugins/base_spec.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class OperationWithSteps < Operation
           step :custom_validate
           set  :get_value
           set  :get_aux_value, to: :aux_value
-          around(-> seq, st { seq.call if cond.call(st) }) do
+          around(-> run, st { run.call if cond.call(st) }) do
             set ->_ { 99 }, to: :aux_value
             set ->_ { :UPDATED }
           end
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ def get_aux_value(state)
           state[result_key]
         end
 
-        def if_zero(seq, state)
-          seq.call if state[:result_value] == 0
+        def if_zero(run, state)
+          run.call if state[:result_value] == 0
         end
 
         def negative?(state)