diff --git a/examples/cheap_grep.cpp b/examples/cheap_grep.cpp
index 607cd60..1afb506 100644
--- a/examples/cheap_grep.cpp
+++ b/examples/cheap_grep.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #include <iostream>
-#include <cstdint>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <iomanip>
 #include <memory>
@@ -18,11 +17,11 @@ auto string_deleter = [](lite_string *ls) -> void { string_free(ls); };
  * @param ignoreCase Whether to ignore the case of the characters.
  * @return 0 if the pattern is found, 1 otherwise.
  */
-int cheap_grep(const lite_string *pattern, std::istream &input, bool ignoreCase) {
+int cheap_grep(const lite_string *pattern, std::istream &input, const bool ignoreCase) {
     // Unique pointers to manage lite_string objects.
-    std::unique_ptr<lite_string, decltype(string_deleter)> s(string_new(), string_deleter);
-    std::unique_ptr<lite_string, decltype(string_deleter)> patternCopy(string_new(), string_deleter);
-    std::unique_ptr<lite_string, decltype(string_deleter)> lineCopy(string_new(), string_deleter);
+    const std::unique_ptr<lite_string, decltype(string_deleter)> s(string_new(), string_deleter);
+    const std::unique_ptr<lite_string, decltype(string_deleter)> patternCopy(string_new(), string_deleter);
+    const std::unique_ptr<lite_string, decltype(string_deleter)> lineCopy(string_new(), string_deleter);
 
     string_copy(pattern, patternCopy.get());
     if (ignoreCase) string_to_lower(patternCopy.get());
@@ -36,7 +35,7 @@ int cheap_grep(const lite_string *pattern, std::istream &input, bool ignoreCase)
 
         if (ignoreCase) string_to_lower(lineCopy.get());
 
-        if (string_find(lineCopy.get(), patternCopy.get()) != SIZE_MAX) {
+        if (string_find(lineCopy.get(), patternCopy.get()) != lite_string_npos) {
             ret = 0;
             std::cout << line << '\n';
         }
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@ int cheap_grep(const lite_string *pattern, std::istream &input, bool ignoreCase)
     return ret;
 }
 
-int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+int main(const int argc, char *argv[]) {
     if (argc < 3) {
         std::cerr << "Usage: " << argv[0] << " [-i] <pattern> <filename>\n";
         return 1;
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
     bool ignoreCase = false;
     int argIndex = 1;
-    std::unique_ptr<lite_string, decltype(string_deleter)> firstArg(string_new_cstr(argv[1]), string_deleter);
+    const std::unique_ptr<lite_string, decltype(string_deleter)> firstArg(string_new_cstr(argv[1]), string_deleter);
 
     if (argc > 3 && string_compare_cstr(firstArg.get(), "-i")) {
         ignoreCase = true;
@@ -63,19 +62,20 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     }
 
     // Create smart pointers to manage the lifetime of the lite_string objects.
-    std::unique_ptr<lite_string, decltype(string_deleter)> pattern(string_new_cstr(argv[argIndex]), string_deleter);
-    std::unique_ptr<lite_string, decltype(string_deleter)> filename(string_new_cstr(argv[argIndex + 1]),
-                                                                    string_deleter);
+    const std::unique_ptr<lite_string, decltype(string_deleter)> pattern(
+        string_new_cstr(argv[argIndex]), string_deleter);
+    const std::unique_ptr<lite_string, decltype(string_deleter)> filename(
+        string_new_cstr(argv[argIndex + 1]), string_deleter);
 
     // If the filename is "-", read from stdin.
-    if (string_compare_cstr(filename.get(), "-")) {
+    if (string_compare_cstr(filename.get(), "-"))
         return cheap_grep(pattern.get(), std::cin, ignoreCase);
-    } else {
-        std::ifstream file(string_cstr(filename.get()));
-        if (!file.is_open()) {
-            std::cerr << "Error: Unable to open file: " << std::quoted(string_cstr(filename.get())) << std::endl;
-            return 1;
-        }
-        return cheap_grep(pattern.get(), file, ignoreCase);
+
+    // Open the file and read from it.
+    std::ifstream file(string_cstr(filename.get()));
+    if (!file.is_open()) {
+        std::cerr << "Error: Unable to open file: " << std::quoted(string_cstr(filename.get())) << std::endl;
+        return 1;
     }
+    return cheap_grep(pattern.get(), file, ignoreCase);
 }
diff --git a/examples/word_stats.c b/examples/word_stats.c
index cfe0e8b..2b0feab 100644
--- a/examples/word_stats.c
+++ b/examples/word_stats.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #include "../lite_string.h"
 
 // A simple program that reads a file and prints the number of words and characters in the file.
-int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+int main(const int argc, char *argv[]) {
     if (argc < 2) {
         fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s <filename>\n", argv[0]);
         return 1;
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         return 1;
     }
     // If the file size is greater than 1 MB, return an error.
-    size_t file_size = st.st_size;
+    const size_t file_size = st.st_size;
     if (file_size > 1 << 20) {
         fputs("Error: File size is too large.\n", stderr);
         string_free(s);
@@ -76,11 +76,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         }
     }
 
-    double avg_word_length = (double) char_count / word_count;
-
     printf("Word count: %zu\n", word_count);
     printf("Character count: %zu\n", char_count);
-    printf("Average word length: %.2f\n", avg_word_length);
+    printf("Average word length: %.2f\n", (double) char_count / word_count);
 
     string_free(s);
     return 0;