diff --git a/src/hb-array.hh b/src/hb-array.hh
index 1c66f7297..bd3d5af64 100644
--- a/src/hb-array.hh
+++ b/src/hb-array.hh
@@ -104,6 +104,11 @@ struct hb_array_t : hb_iter_with_fallback_t<hb_array_t<Type>, Type&>
   bool operator != (const hb_array_t& o) const
   { return this->arrayZ != o.arrayZ || this->length != o.length; }
 
+  /* Faster range-based for loop without bounds-check. */
+  Type *begin () const { return arrayZ; }
+  Type *end () const { return arrayZ + length; }
+
+
   /* Extra operators.
    */
   Type * operator & () const { return arrayZ; }
diff --git a/src/hb-iter.hh b/src/hb-iter.hh
index 1a3ab43de..b57f37b13 100644
--- a/src/hb-iter.hh
+++ b/src/hb-iter.hh
@@ -73,8 +73,10 @@ struct hb_iter_t
   /* Operators. */
   iter_t iter () const { return *thiz(); }
   iter_t operator + () const { return *thiz(); }
-  iter_t begin () const { return *thiz(); }
-  iter_t end () const { return thiz()->__end__ (); }
+  iter_t _begin () const { return *thiz(); }
+  iter_t begin () const { return _begin (); }
+  iter_t _end () const { return thiz()->__end__ (); }
+  iter_t end () const { return _end (); }
   explicit operator bool () const { return thiz()->__more__ (); }
   unsigned len () const { return thiz()->__len__ (); }
   /* The following can only be enabled if item_t is reference type.  Otherwise
@@ -118,7 +120,9 @@ struct hb_iter_t
 
 #define HB_ITER_USING(Name) \
   using item_t = typename Name::item_t; \
+  using Name::_begin; \
   using Name::begin; \
+  using Name::_end; \
   using Name::end; \
   using Name::get_item_size; \
   using Name::is_iterator; \
@@ -377,7 +381,7 @@ struct hb_map_iter_t :
   void __forward__ (unsigned n) { it += n; }
   void __prev__ () { --it; }
   void __rewind__ (unsigned n) { it -= n; }
-  hb_map_iter_t __end__ () const { return hb_map_iter_t (it.end (), f); }
+  hb_map_iter_t __end__ () const { return hb_map_iter_t (it._end (), f); }
   bool operator != (const hb_map_iter_t& o) const
   { return it != o.it; }
 
@@ -440,7 +444,7 @@ struct hb_filter_iter_t :
   bool __more__ () const { return bool (it); }
   void __next__ () { do ++it; while (it && !hb_has (p.get (), hb_get (f.get (), *it))); }
   void __prev__ () { do --it; while (it && !hb_has (p.get (), hb_get (f.get (), *it))); }
-  hb_filter_iter_t __end__ () const { return hb_filter_iter_t (it.end (), p, f); }
+  hb_filter_iter_t __end__ () const { return hb_filter_iter_t (it._end (), p, f); }
   bool operator != (const hb_filter_iter_t& o) const
   { return it != o.it; }
 
@@ -553,7 +557,7 @@ struct hb_zip_iter_t :
   void __forward__ (unsigned n) { a += n; b += n; }
   void __prev__ () { --a; --b; }
   void __rewind__ (unsigned n) { a -= n; b -= n; }
-  hb_zip_iter_t __end__ () const { return hb_zip_iter_t (a.end (), b.end ()); }
+  hb_zip_iter_t __end__ () const { return hb_zip_iter_t (a._end (), b._end ()); }
   /* Note, we should stop if ANY of the iters reaches end.  As such two compare
    * unequal if both items are unequal, NOT if either is unequal. */
   bool operator != (const hb_zip_iter_t& o) const
@@ -637,7 +641,7 @@ struct hb_concat_iter_t :
     }
   }
 
-  hb_concat_iter_t __end__ () const { return hb_concat_iter_t (a.end (), b.end ()); }
+  hb_concat_iter_t __end__ () const { return hb_concat_iter_t (a._end (), b._end ()); }
   bool operator != (const hb_concat_iter_t& o) const
   {
     return a != o.a
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-map.cc b/src/hb-ot-map.cc
index 277167dc1..58117113e 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-map.cc
+++ b/src/hb-ot-map.cc
@@ -329,9 +329,8 @@ hb_ot_map_builder_t::compile (hb_ot_map_t                  &m,
 		     key.variations_index[table_index],
 		     global_bit_mask);
 
-      for (unsigned i = 0; i < m.features.length; i++)
+      for (auto &feature : m.features)
       {
-        auto &feature = m.features[i];
 	if (feature.stage[table_index] == stage)
 	  add_lookups (m, table_index,
 		       feature.index[table_index],
diff --git a/src/hb-vector.hh b/src/hb-vector.hh
index f9c7cf7b3..9a52f901f 100644
--- a/src/hb-vector.hh
+++ b/src/hb-vector.hh
@@ -169,6 +169,11 @@ struct hb_vector_t
   operator   iter_t () const { return   iter (); }
   operator writer_t ()       { return writer (); }
 
+  /* Faster range-based for loop without bounds-check. */
+  Type *begin () const { return arrayZ; }
+  Type *end () const { return arrayZ + length; }
+
+
   hb_sorted_array_t<Type> as_sorted_array ()
   { return hb_sorted_array (arrayZ, length); }
   hb_sorted_array_t<const Type> as_sorted_array () const