diff --git a/jmh/pom.xml b/jmh/pom.xml
index e9b6fd9..5514967 100644
--- a/jmh/pom.xml
+++ b/jmh/pom.xml
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>nl.sander</groupId>
         <artifactId>jsonthingy-pom</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6</version>
+        <version>1.7</version>
     </parent>
 
     <name>JsonToy-JMH</name>
     <artifactId>jsonthingy-jmhtests</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6</version>
+    <version>1.7</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/jmh/src/main/java/nl/sanderhautvast/json/jmh/ArrayReflectionBenchmarks.java b/jmh/src/main/java/nl/sanderhautvast/json/jmh/ArrayReflectionBenchmarks.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..206b0da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jmh/src/main/java/nl/sanderhautvast/json/jmh/ArrayReflectionBenchmarks.java
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+package nl.sanderhautvast.json.jmh;
+
+import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.*;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Array;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+
+@State(Scope.Thread)
+@BenchmarkMode(Mode.AverageTime)
+@OutputTimeUnit(TimeUnit.NANOSECONDS)
+public class ArrayReflectionBenchmarks {
+
+    private static final int ITERATIONS = 10;
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        new ArrayReflectionBenchmarks().testReflectiveArray();
+    }
+
+    @Benchmark
+    public void testReflectiveArray() {
+        int[] r1 = {1};
+        int[] r2 = {1, 2};
+        int[][] table1 = {r1, r2};
+        int[][] table2 = {r1, r2};
+        int[][][] schema = {table1, table2};
+        for (int i = 0; i < ITERATIONS; i++) {
+            addArrayElements(schema);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Benchmark
+    public void testNonReflectiveArray() {
+        int[] r1 = {1};
+        int[] r2 = {1, 2};
+        int[][] table1 = {r1, r2};
+        int[][] table2 = {r1, r2};
+        int[][][] schema = {table1, table2};
+        for (int i = 0; i < ITERATIONS; i++) {
+            addIntegerArray(schema);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private int addArrayElements(Object o) {
+        int sum = 0;
+        if (o.getClass().isArray()) {
+            int length = Array.getLength(o);
+            for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
+                sum += addArrayElements(Array.get(o, i));
+            }
+        } else {
+            sum += (Integer) o;
+        }
+        return sum;
+    }
+
+    private int addIntegerArray(int[][][] o) {
+        int sum = 0;
+        for (int[][] ints : o) {
+            sum += addIntegerArray2(ints);
+        }
+        return sum;
+    }
+
+    private int addIntegerArray2(int[][] o) {
+        int sum = 0;
+        for (int[] ints : o) {
+            sum += addIntegerArray3(ints);
+        }
+        return sum;
+    }
+
+    private int addIntegerArray3(int[] o) {
+        int sum = 0;
+        for (int j : o) {
+            sum += j;
+        }
+        return sum;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/jmh/src/main/java/nl/sanderhautvast/json/jmh/Benchmarks.java b/jmh/src/main/java/nl/sanderhautvast/json/jmh/Benchmarks.java
index 271cde1..16404e0 100644
--- a/jmh/src/main/java/nl/sanderhautvast/json/jmh/Benchmarks.java
+++ b/jmh/src/main/java/nl/sanderhautvast/json/jmh/Benchmarks.java
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.*;
 import java.util.UUID;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
-@State(Scope.Thread)
-@BenchmarkMode(Mode.AverageTime)
-@OutputTimeUnit(TimeUnit.NANOSECONDS)
+//@State(Scope.Thread)
+//@BenchmarkMode(Mode.AverageTime)
+//@OutputTimeUnit(TimeUnit.NANOSECONDS)
 public class Benchmarks {
 
     private static final int ITERATIONS = 10;
 
-    @Benchmark
+//    @Benchmark
     public void testJson() {
         Bean1 bean1;
         Bean2 bean2;
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public class Benchmarks {
         }
     }
 
-    @Benchmark
+//    @Benchmark
     public void testJackson() throws JsonProcessingException {
         Bean1 bean1;
         Bean2 bean2;
diff --git a/lib/pom.xml b/lib/pom.xml
index 1aa7131..2e3c888 100644
--- a/lib/pom.xml
+++ b/lib/pom.xml
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>nl.sander</groupId>
         <artifactId>jsonthingy-pom</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6</version>
+        <version>1.7</version>
     </parent>
 
     <name>JsonToy</name>
     <artifactId>jsonthingy</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6</version>
+    <version>1.7</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/lib/src/main/java/nl/sanderhautvast/json/ser/Mapper.java b/lib/src/main/java/nl/sanderhautvast/json/ser/Mapper.java
index 96ae3a4..477c10e 100644
--- a/lib/src/main/java/nl/sanderhautvast/json/ser/Mapper.java
+++ b/lib/src/main/java/nl/sanderhautvast/json/ser/Mapper.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import org.objectweb.asm.ClassReader;
 import org.objectweb.asm.ClassWriter;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.lang.reflect.Array;
 import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
 import java.math.BigDecimal;
 import java.math.BigInteger;
@@ -20,6 +21,15 @@ public class Mapper {
     private static final Map<Class<?>, BaseMapper<?>> mappers = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
 
     private static final ByteClassLoader generatedClassesLoader = new ByteClassLoader();
+    public static final char[] TAB = {'\\', 't'};
+    public static final char[] DOUBLEQUOTE = {'\\', '\"'};
+    public static final char[] SLASH = {'\\', '/'};
+    public static final char[] RETURN = {'\\', 'r'};
+    public static final char[] BACKSLASH = {'\\', '\\'};
+    public static final char[] NEWLINE = {'\\', 'n'};
+    public static final char[] BELL = {'\\', 'b'};
+    public static final char[] FORMFEED = {'\\', 'f'};
+    private static final char[][] MAP = createEscapeMap();
 
 
     /**
@@ -49,25 +59,7 @@ public class Mapper {
         } else {
             Class<?> type = value.getClass();
             if (type.isArray()) {
-                if (value instanceof byte[]) {
-                    array(b, (byte[]) value);
-                } else if (value instanceof int[]) {
-                    array(b, (int[]) value);
-                } else if (value instanceof short[]) {
-                    array(b, (short[]) value);
-                } else if (value instanceof boolean[]) {
-                    array(b, (boolean[]) value);
-                } else if (value instanceof char[]) {
-                    array(b, (char[]) value);
-                } else if (value instanceof long[]) {
-                    array(b, (long[]) value);
-                } else if (value instanceof float[]) {
-                    array(b, (float[]) value);
-                } else if (value instanceof double[]) {
-                    array(b, (double[]) value);
-                } else {
-                    array(b, (Object[]) value);
-                }
+                array(b, value);
             } else if (value instanceof Collection) {
                 list(b, (Collection) value);
             } else if (value instanceof Map) {
@@ -104,140 +96,16 @@ public class Mapper {
         }
     }
 
-    private static void array(StringBuilder b, Object[] array) {
-        if (array.length == 0) {
-            b.append("[]");
-        } else {
-            Object first = array[0];
-            b.append("[");
-            Mapper.json(b, first);
-            Arrays.stream(array).skip(1)
-                    .forEach(element -> {
-                        b.append(",");
-                        Mapper.json(b, element);
-                    });
-            b.append("]");
-        }
-    }
-
-    private static void array(StringBuilder b, byte[] array) {
-        if (array.length == 0) {
-            b.append("[]");
-        } else {
-            byte first = array[0];
-            b.append("[");
-            json(b, first);
-            for (int i = 1; i < array.length; i++) {
-                b.append(",");
-                json(b, array[i]);
-            }
-            b.append("]");
-        }
-    }
-
-    private static void array(StringBuilder b, short[] array) {
-        if (array.length == 0) {
-            b.append("[]");
-        } else {
-            short first = array[0];
-            b.append("[");
-            json(b, first);
-            for (int i = 1; i < array.length; i++) {
-                b.append(",");
-                json(b, array[i]);
-            }
-            b.append("]");
-        }
-    }
-
-    private static void array(StringBuilder b, long[] array) {
-        if (array.length == 0) {
-            b.append("[]");
-        } else {
-            long first = array[0];
-            b.append("[");
-            json(b, first);
-            for (int i = 1; i < array.length; i++) {
-                b.append(",");
-                json(b, array[i]);
-            }
-            b.append("]");
-        }
-    }
-
-    private static void array(StringBuilder b, boolean[] array) {
-        if (array.length == 0) {
-            b.append("[]");
-        } else {
-            boolean first = array[0];
-            b.append("[");
-            json(b, first);
-            for (int i = 1; i < array.length; i++) {
-                b.append(",");
-                json(b, array[i]);
-            }
-            b.append("]");
-        }
-    }
-
-    private static void array(StringBuilder b, double[] array) {
-        if (array.length == 0) {
-            b.append("[]");
-        } else {
-            double first = array[0];
-            b.append("[");
-            json(b, first);
-            for (int i = 1; i < array.length; i++) {
-                b.append(",");
-                json(b, array[i]);
-            }
-            b.append("]");
-        }
-    }
-
-    private static void array(StringBuilder b, char[] array) {
-        if (array.length == 0) {
-            b.append("[]");
-        } else {
-            char first = array[0];
-            b.append("[");
-            json(b, first);
-            for (int i = 1; i < array.length; i++) {
-                b.append(",");
-                json(b, array[i]);
-            }
-            b.append("]");
-        }
-    }
-
-    private static void array(StringBuilder b, float[] array) {
-        if (array.length == 0) {
-            b.append("[]");
-        } else {
-            float first = array[0];
-            b.append("[");
-            json(b, first);
-            for (int i = 1; i < array.length; i++) {
-                b.append(",");
-                json(b, array[i]);
-            }
-            b.append("]");
-        }
-    }
-
-    private static void array(StringBuilder b, int[] array) {
-        if (array.length == 0) {
-            b.append("[]");
-        } else {
-            int first = array[0];
-            b.append("[");
-            json(b, first);
-            for (int i = 1; i < array.length; i++) {
-                b.append(",");
-                json(b, array[i]);
-            }
-            b.append("]");
+    //TODO make this more performant
+    private static void array(StringBuilder b, Object value) {
+        b.append("[");
+        StringJoiner joiner = new StringJoiner(",");
+        for (int i = 0; i < Array.getLength(value); i++) {
+            Object arrayElement = Array.get(value, i);
+            joiner.add(Mapper.json(arrayElement)); // recursie
         }
+        b.append(joiner);
+        b.append("]");
     }
 
     @SuppressWarnings({"rawtypes", "unchecked"})
@@ -342,61 +210,63 @@ public class Mapper {
         escape(b, String.valueOf(c));
     }
 
-    static void escape(StringBuilder b, String value) {
-        int offset = b.length();
-        b.append(value);
-        int i = offset;
-        while (i < b.length()) {
-            char c = b.charAt(i);
-            switch (c) {
-                case '\t':
-                    b.replace(i, i + 1, "\\");
-                    b.insert(i + 1, "t");
-                    break;
-                case '\"':
-                    b.replace(i, i + 1, "\\");
-                    b.insert(++i, "\"");
-                    break;
-                case '/':
-                    b.replace(i, i + 1, "\\");
-                    b.insert(++i, "/");
-                    break;
-                case '\r':
-                    b.replace(i, i + 1, "\\");
-                    b.insert(++i, "r");
-                    break;
-                case '\n':
-                    b.replace(i, i + 1, "\\");
-                    b.insert(++i, "n");
-                    break;
-                case '\b':
-                    b.replace(i, i + 1, "\\");
-                    b.insert(++i, "b");
-                    break;
-                case '\f':
-                    b.replace(i, i + 1, "\\");
-                    b.insert(++i, "f");
-                    break;
-                case '\\':
-                    b.replace(i, i + 1, "\\");
-                    b.insert(++i, "\\");
-                    break;
-                case '\'':
-                    break;
-                default:
-                    if ((c <= '\u001F') || (c >= '\u007F' && c <= '\u009F') || (c >= '\u2000' && c <= '\u20FF')) {
-                        String ss = Integer.toHexString(c);
-                        b.replace(i, i + 1, "\\");
-                        b.insert(++i, "u");
-                        for (int k = 0; k < 4 - ss.length(); k++) {
-                            b.insert(++i, '0');
-                        }
-                        b.insert(++i, ss.toUpperCase());
-                    }
+    private static char[][] createEscapeMap() {
+        char[][] charmap = new char[0x2100][];
+        for (int i = 0; i < 0x2100; i++) {
+            char c = (char) i;
+            char[] replacement;
+            if (c == '\t') {
+                replacement = TAB;
+            } else if (c == '\"') {
+                replacement = DOUBLEQUOTE;
+            } else if (c == '/') {
+                replacement = SLASH;
+            } else if (c == '\r') {
+                replacement = RETURN;
+            } else if (c == '\\') {
+                replacement = BACKSLASH;
+            } else if (c == '\n') {
+                replacement = NEWLINE;
+            } else if (c == '\b') {
+                replacement = BELL;
+            } else if (c == '\f') {
+                replacement = FORMFEED;
+            } else if ((c <= '\u001F') || (c >= '\u007F' && c <= '\u009F') || (c >= '\u2000')) {
+                replacement = new char[6];
+                replacement[0] = '\\';
+                replacement[1] = 'u';
+
+                String hex = Integer.toHexString(c).toUpperCase();
+                int hexlen = hex.length();
+                for (int k = 0; k < 4 - hexlen; k++) {
+                    replacement[k + 2] = '0';
+                }
+                for (int k = 0; k < hexlen; k++) {
+                    replacement[6 - hexlen + k] = hex.charAt(k);
+                }
+            } else {
+                replacement = new char[]{c};
+            }
+            charmap[i] = replacement;
+        }
+
+        return charmap;
+    }
+
+    //both methods are equally slow it seems
+    //mainly because we can't do a batch copy into the stringbuilder and have to map every character individually
+    static void escape(StringBuilder b, String value) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < value.length(); i++) {
+            int c = value.charAt(i);
+
+            if (c < 0x2100) {
+                b.append(MAP[c]);
+            } else {
+                b.append((char) c);
             }
-            i++;
         }
     }
+
 }
 
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0f58cee..1794eb3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <name>JsonToy</name>
     <groupId>nl.sander</groupId>
     <artifactId>jsonthingy-pom</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6</version>
+    <version>1.7</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <modules>