diff --git a/stl/string.h b/stl/string.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dbbeab9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stl/string.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// our own stuff for stl utilities
+
+unsigned strlen(const char* str) {
+	unsigned idx = 0;
+	while(str[idx])
+		idx++;
+	return idx;
+}