diff --git a/lib/assert.js b/lib/assert.js
index 4fbf1b2e433..3b18f05cb4b 100644
--- a/lib/assert.js
+++ b/lib/assert.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 // The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
 // all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
 //
-// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED 'AS IS', WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
 // IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
 // FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
 // AUTHORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN
@@ -33,10 +33,12 @@ var pSlice = Array.prototype.slice;
 var assert = exports;
 
 // 2. The AssertionError is defined in assert.
-// new assert.AssertionError({message: message, actual: actual, expected: expected})
+// new assert.AssertionError({ message: message,
+//                             actual: actual,
+//                             expected: expected })
 
-assert.AssertionError = function AssertionError (options) {
-  this.name = "AssertionError";
+assert.AssertionError = function AssertionError(options) {
+  this.name = 'AssertionError';
   this.message = options.message;
   this.actual = options.actual;
   this.expected = options.expected;
@@ -51,13 +53,12 @@ util.inherits(assert.AssertionError, Error);
 
 assert.AssertionError.prototype.toString = function() {
   if (this.message) {
-    return [this.name+":", this.message].join(' ');
+    return [this.name + ':', this.message].join(' ');
   } else {
-    return [ this.name+":"
-           , JSON.stringify(this.expected )
-           , this.operator
-           , JSON.stringify(this.actual)
-           ].join(" ");
+    return [this.name + ':',
+            JSON.stringify(this.expected),
+            this.operator,
+            JSON.stringify(this.actual)].join(' ');
   }
 };
 
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ assert.fail = fail;
 // assert.strictEqual(true, guard, message_opt);.
 
 assert.ok = function ok(value, message) {
-  if (!!!value) fail(value, true, message, "==", assert.ok);
+  if (!!!value) fail(value, true, message, '==', assert.ok);
 };
 
 // 5. The equality assertion tests shallow, coercive equality with
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ assert.ok = function ok(value, message) {
 // assert.equal(actual, expected, message_opt);
 
 assert.equal = function equal(actual, expected, message) {
-  if (actual != expected) fail(actual, expected, message, "==", assert.equal);
+  if (actual != expected) fail(actual, expected, message, '==', assert.equal);
 };
 
 // 6. The non-equality assertion tests for whether two objects are not equal
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ assert.equal = function equal(actual, expected, message) {
 
 assert.notEqual = function notEqual(actual, expected, message) {
   if (actual == expected) {
-    fail(actual, expected, message, "!=", assert.notEqual);
+    fail(actual, expected, message, '!=', assert.notEqual);
   }
 };
 
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ assert.notEqual = function notEqual(actual, expected, message) {
 
 assert.deepEqual = function deepEqual(actual, expected, message) {
   if (!_deepEqual(actual, expected)) {
-    fail(actual, expected, message, "deepEqual", assert.deepEqual);
+    fail(actual, expected, message, 'deepEqual', assert.deepEqual);
   }
 };
 
@@ -145,7 +146,7 @@ function _deepEqual(actual, expected) {
   } else if (actual instanceof Date && expected instanceof Date) {
     return actual.getTime() === expected.getTime();
 
-  // 7.3. Other pairs that do not both pass typeof value == "object",
+  // 7.3. Other pairs that do not both pass typeof value == 'object',
   // equivalence is determined by ==.
   } else if (typeof actual != 'object' && typeof expected != 'object') {
     return actual == expected;
@@ -154,25 +155,25 @@ function _deepEqual(actual, expected) {
   // determined by having the same number of owned properties (as verified
   // with Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call), the same set of keys
   // (although not necessarily the same order), equivalent values for every
-  // corresponding key, and an identical "prototype" property. Note: this
+  // corresponding key, and an identical 'prototype' property. Note: this
   // accounts for both named and indexed properties on Arrays.
   } else {
     return objEquiv(actual, expected);
   }
 }
 
-function isUndefinedOrNull (value) {
+function isUndefinedOrNull(value) {
   return value === null || value === undefined;
 }
 
-function isArguments (object) {
+function isArguments(object) {
   return Object.prototype.toString.call(object) == '[object Arguments]';
 }
 
-function objEquiv (a, b) {
+function objEquiv(a, b) {
   if (isUndefinedOrNull(a) || isUndefinedOrNull(b))
     return false;
-  // an identical "prototype" property.
+  // an identical 'prototype' property.
   if (a.prototype !== b.prototype) return false;
   //~~~I've managed to break Object.keys through screwy arguments passing.
   //   Converting to array solves the problem.
@@ -184,14 +185,15 @@ function objEquiv (a, b) {
     b = pSlice.call(b);
     return _deepEqual(a, b);
   }
-  try{
+  try {
     var ka = Object.keys(a),
-      kb = Object.keys(b),
-      key, i;
+        kb = Object.keys(b),
+        key, i;
   } catch (e) {//happens when one is a string literal and the other isn't
     return false;
   }
-  // having the same number of owned properties (keys incorporates hasOwnProperty)
+  // having the same number of owned properties (keys incorporates
+  // hasOwnProperty)
   if (ka.length != kb.length)
     return false;
   //the same set of keys (although not necessarily the same order),
@@ -206,8 +208,7 @@ function objEquiv (a, b) {
   //~~~possibly expensive deep test
   for (i = ka.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
     key = ka[i];
-    if (!_deepEqual(a[key], b[key] ))
-       return false;
+    if (!_deepEqual(a[key], b[key])) return false;
   }
   return true;
 }
@@ -217,7 +218,7 @@ function objEquiv (a, b) {
 
 assert.notDeepEqual = function notDeepEqual(actual, expected, message) {
   if (_deepEqual(actual, expected)) {
-    fail(actual, expected, message, "notDeepEqual", assert.notDeepEqual);
+    fail(actual, expected, message, 'notDeepEqual', assert.notDeepEqual);
   }
 };
 
@@ -226,16 +227,16 @@ assert.notDeepEqual = function notDeepEqual(actual, expected, message) {
 
 assert.strictEqual = function strictEqual(actual, expected, message) {
   if (actual !== expected) {
-    fail(actual, expected, message, "===", assert.strictEqual);
+    fail(actual, expected, message, '===', assert.strictEqual);
   }
 };
 
-// 10. The strict non-equality assertion tests for strict inequality, as determined by !==.
-// assert.notStrictEqual(actual, expected, message_opt);
+// 10. The strict non-equality assertion tests for strict inequality, as
+// determined by !==.  assert.notStrictEqual(actual, expected, message_opt);
 
 assert.notStrictEqual = function notStrictEqual(actual, expected, message) {
   if (actual === expected) {
-    fail(actual, expected, message, "!==", assert.notStrictEqual);
+    fail(actual, expected, message, '!==', assert.notStrictEqual);
   }
 };
 
@@ -248,15 +249,16 @@ function expectedException(actual, expected) {
     if (expected.test(actual)) {
       return true;
     }
-  } else if (actual instanceof expected || expected.call({}, actual) !== false) {
+  } else if (actual instanceof expected ||
+             expected.call({}, actual) !== false) {
     return true;
   }
 }
 
-function _throws (shouldThrow, block, expected, message) {
+function _throws(shouldThrow, block, expected, message) {
   var actual;
 
-  if (typeof expected === "string") {
+  if (typeof expected === 'string') {
     message = expected;
     expected = null;
   }
@@ -267,19 +269,19 @@ function _throws (shouldThrow, block, expected, message) {
     actual = e;
   }
 
-  message = (expected && expected.name ? " (" + expected.name + ")." : ".")
-            + (message ? " " + message : ".");
+  message = (expected && expected.name ? ' (' + expected.name + ').' : '.') +
+            (message ? ' ' + message : '.');
 
   if (shouldThrow && !actual) {
-    fail("Missing expected exception" + message);
+    fail('Missing expected exception' + message);
   }
 
   if (!shouldThrow && expectedException(actual, expected)) {
-    fail("Got unwanted exception" + message);
+    fail('Got unwanted exception' + message);
   }
 
-  if ((shouldThrow && actual && expected && !expectedException(actual, expected)) ||
-      (!shouldThrow && actual)) {
+  if ((shouldThrow && actual && expected &&
+      !expectedException(actual, expected)) || (!shouldThrow && actual)) {
     throw actual;
   }
 }
@@ -296,4 +298,4 @@ assert.doesNotThrow = function(block, /*optional*/error, /*optional*/message) {
   _throws.apply(this, [false].concat(pSlice.call(arguments)));
 };
 
-assert.ifError = function (err) { if (err) {throw err;}};
+assert.ifError = function(err) { if (err) {throw err;}};
diff --git a/lib/buffer.js b/lib/buffer.js
index ab51ddfb720..ade5d5ac562 100644
--- a/lib/buffer.js
+++ b/lib/buffer.js
@@ -1,26 +1,26 @@
 var SlowBuffer = process.binding('buffer').SlowBuffer;
 
 
-function toHex (n) {
-  if (n < 16) return "0" + n.toString(16);
+function toHex(n) {
+  if (n < 16) return '0' + n.toString(16);
   return n.toString(16);
 }
 
 
-SlowBuffer.prototype.inspect = function () {
+SlowBuffer.prototype.inspect = function() {
   var out = [],
       len = this.length;
   for (var i = 0; i < len; i++) {
     out[i] = toHex(this[i]);
   }
-  return "<SlowBuffer " + out.join(" ") + ">";
+  return '<SlowBuffer ' + out.join(' ') + '>';
 };
 
 
-SlowBuffer.prototype.toString = function (encoding, start, end) {
+SlowBuffer.prototype.toString = function(encoding, start, end) {
   encoding = String(encoding || 'utf8').toLowerCase();
   start = +start || 0;
-  if (typeof end == "undefined") end = this.length;
+  if (typeof end == 'undefined') end = this.length;
 
   // Fastpath empty strings
   if (+end == start) {
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ SlowBuffer.prototype.toString = function (encoding, start, end) {
 };
 
 
-SlowBuffer.prototype.write = function (string, offset, encoding) {
+SlowBuffer.prototype.write = function(string, offset, encoding) {
   // Support both (string, offset, encoding)
   // and the legacy (string, encoding, offset)
   if (!isFinite(offset)) {
@@ -80,12 +80,12 @@ SlowBuffer.prototype.write = function (string, offset, encoding) {
 
 
 // slice(start, end)
-SlowBuffer.prototype.slice = function (start, end) {
+SlowBuffer.prototype.slice = function(start, end) {
   if (end > this.length) {
-    throw new Error("oob");
+    throw new Error('oob');
   }
   if (start > end) {
-    throw new Error("oob");
+    throw new Error('oob');
   }
 
   return new Buffer(this, end - start, +start);
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ SlowBuffer.prototype.slice = function (start, end) {
 
 // Buffer
 
-function Buffer (subject, encoding, offset) {
+function Buffer(subject, encoding, offset) {
   if (!(this instanceof Buffer)) {
     return new Buffer(subject, encoding, offset);
   }
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@ function Buffer (subject, encoding, offset) {
         break;
 
       default:
-        throw new Error("First argument need to be an number, array or string.");
+        throw new Error('First argument need to be an number,' +
+                        'array or string.');
     }
 
     if (this.length > Buffer.poolSize) {
@@ -155,10 +156,10 @@ function Buffer (subject, encoding, offset) {
 exports.SlowBuffer = SlowBuffer;
 exports.Buffer = Buffer;
 
-Buffer.poolSize = 8*1024;
+Buffer.poolSize = 8 * 1024;
 var pool;
 
-function allocPool () {
+function allocPool() {
   pool = new SlowBuffer(Buffer.poolSize);
   pool.used = 0;
 }
@@ -177,24 +178,24 @@ Buffer.prototype.inspect = function inspect() {
   for (var i = 0; i < len; i++) {
     out[i] = toHex(this.parent[i + this.offset]);
   }
-  return "<Buffer " + out.join(" ") + ">";
+  return '<Buffer ' + out.join(' ') + '>';
 };
 
 
-Buffer.prototype.get = function get (i) {
-  if (i < 0 || i >= this.length) throw new Error("oob");
+Buffer.prototype.get = function get(i) {
+  if (i < 0 || i >= this.length) throw new Error('oob');
   return this.parent[this.offset + i];
 };
 
 
-Buffer.prototype.set = function set (i, v) {
-  if (i < 0 || i >= this.length) throw new Error("oob");
+Buffer.prototype.set = function set(i, v) {
+  if (i < 0 || i >= this.length) throw new Error('oob');
   return this.parent[this.offset + i] = v;
 };
 
 
 // write(string, offset = 0, encoding = 'utf8')
-Buffer.prototype.write = function write (string, offset, encoding) {
+Buffer.prototype.write = function(string, offset, encoding) {
   if (!isFinite(offset)) {
     var swap = encoding;
     encoding = offset;
@@ -238,7 +239,7 @@ Buffer.prototype.write = function write (string, offset, encoding) {
 
 
 // toString(encoding, start=0, end=buffer.length)
-Buffer.prototype.toString = function (encoding, start, end) {
+Buffer.prototype.toString = function(encoding, start, end) {
   encoding = String(encoding || 'utf8').toLowerCase();
 
   if (typeof start == 'undefined' || start < 0) {
@@ -247,7 +248,7 @@ Buffer.prototype.toString = function (encoding, start, end) {
     start = this.length;
   }
 
-  if (typeof end == "undefined" || end > this.length) {
+  if (typeof end == 'undefined' || end > this.length) {
     end = this.length;
   } else if (end < 0) {
     end = 0;
@@ -281,28 +282,28 @@ Buffer.byteLength = SlowBuffer.byteLength;
 
 
 // copy(targetBuffer, targetStart=0, sourceStart=0, sourceEnd=buffer.length)
-Buffer.prototype.copy = function copy (target, target_start, start, end) {
+Buffer.prototype.copy = function(target, target_start, start, end) {
   var source = this;
   start || (start = 0);
-  end   || (end   = this.length);
+  end || (end = this.length);
   target_start || (target_start = 0);
 
-  if (end < start) throw new Error("sourceEnd < sourceStart");
+  if (end < start) throw new Error('sourceEnd < sourceStart');
 
   // Copy 0 bytes; we're done
   if (end === start) return 0;
   if (target.length == 0 || source.length == 0) return 0;
 
   if (target_start < 0 || target_start >= target.length) {
-    throw new Error("targetStart out of bounds");
+    throw new Error('targetStart out of bounds');
   }
 
   if (start < 0 || start >= source.length) {
-    throw new Error("sourceStart out of bounds");
+    throw new Error('sourceStart out of bounds');
   }
 
   if (end < 0 || end > source.length) {
-    throw new Error("sourceEnd out of bounds");
+    throw new Error('sourceEnd out of bounds');
   }
 
   // Are we oob?
@@ -322,10 +323,10 @@ Buffer.prototype.copy = function copy (target, target_start, start, end) {
 
 
 // slice(start, end)
-Buffer.prototype.slice = function (start, end) {
+Buffer.prototype.slice = function(start, end) {
   if (end === undefined) end = this.length;
-  if (end > this.length) throw new Error("oob");
-  if (start > end) throw new Error("oob");
+  if (end > this.length) throw new Error('oob');
+  if (start > end) throw new Error('oob');
 
   return new Buffer(this.parent, end - start, +start + this.offset);
 };
@@ -333,27 +334,27 @@ Buffer.prototype.slice = function (start, end) {
 
 // Legacy methods for backwards compatibility.
 
-Buffer.prototype.utf8Slice = function (start, end) {
-  return this.toString("utf8", start, end);
+Buffer.prototype.utf8Slice = function(start, end) {
+  return this.toString('utf8', start, end);
 };
 
-Buffer.prototype.binarySlice = function (start, end) {
-  return this.toString("binary", start, end);
+Buffer.prototype.binarySlice = function(start, end) {
+  return this.toString('binary', start, end);
 };
 
-Buffer.prototype.asciiSlice = function (start, end) {
-  return this.toString("ascii", start, end);
+Buffer.prototype.asciiSlice = function(start, end) {
+  return this.toString('ascii', start, end);
 };
 
-Buffer.prototype.utf8Write = function (string, offset) {
-  return this.write(string, offset, "utf8");
+Buffer.prototype.utf8Write = function(string, offset) {
+  return this.write(string, offset, 'utf8');
 };
 
-Buffer.prototype.binaryWrite = function (string, offset) {
-  return this.write(string, offset, "binary");
+Buffer.prototype.binaryWrite = function(string, offset) {
+  return this.write(string, offset, 'binary');
 };
 
-Buffer.prototype.asciiWrite = function (string, offset) {
-  return this.write(string, offset, "ascii");
+Buffer.prototype.asciiWrite = function(string, offset) {
+  return this.write(string, offset, 'ascii');
 };