diff --git a/file_linked/src/lib.rs b/file_linked/src/lib.rs
index d7741fb..31a70ef 100644
--- a/file_linked/src/lib.rs
+++ b/file_linked/src/lib.rs
@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@ pub mod error;
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Context};
 use error::Error;
 use log::info;
-use serde::de::DeserializeOwned;
-use serde::Serialize;
-use std::fs::{copy, remove_file, File};
-use std::io::ErrorKind;
-use std::io::Write;
-use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use serde::{de::DeserializeOwned, Serialize};
+use std::{
+    fs::{copy, remove_file, File},
+    io::{ErrorKind, Write},
+    path::{Path, PathBuf},
+    thread,
+    thread::JoinHandle,
+};
 
 /// A wrapper around an object `T` that ties the object to a physical file
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -21,7 +23,7 @@ where
     val: T,
     path: PathBuf,
     temp_file_path: PathBuf,
-    file_thread: Option<std::thread::JoinHandle<()>>,
+    file_thread: Option<JoinHandle<()>>,
 }
 
 impl<T> Drop for FileLinked<T>
@@ -145,12 +147,14 @@ where
             .with_context(|| "Unable to serialize object into bincode".to_string())?;
 
         if let Some(file_thread) = self.file_thread.take() {
-            file_thread.join().expect("Error cleaning up file thread for file_linked object");
+            file_thread
+                .join()
+                .expect("Error cleaning up file thread for file_linked object");
         }
 
         match File::open(&self.path) {
             Ok(_) => {
-                let handle = std::thread::spawn(move || {
+                let handle = thread::spawn(move || {
                     copy(&thread_path, &thread_temp_path).expect("Unable to copy temp file");
 
                     let mut file = File::create(&thread_path).expect("Error creating file handle");
@@ -164,7 +168,7 @@ where
                 self.file_thread = Some(handle);
             }
             Err(error) if error.kind() == ErrorKind::NotFound => {
-                let handle = std::thread::spawn(move || {
+                let handle = thread::spawn(move || {
                     let mut file = File::create(&thread_path).expect("Error creating file handle");
 
                     file.write_all(thread_val.as_slice())
@@ -348,7 +352,7 @@ where
         ));
 
         match File::open(path).map_err(Error::from).and_then(|file| {
-            bincode::deserialize_from::<std::fs::File, T>(file)
+            bincode::deserialize_from::<File, T>(file)
                 .with_context(|| format!("Unable to deserialize file {}", path.display()))
                 .map_err(Error::from)
         }) {
diff --git a/gemla/src/bin/bin.rs b/gemla/src/bin/bin.rs
index e1c948b..69bfdac 100644
--- a/gemla/src/bin/bin.rs
+++ b/gemla/src/bin/bin.rs
@@ -8,12 +8,15 @@ mod test_state;
 
 use anyhow::anyhow;
 use clap::App;
-use gemla::core::{Gemla, GemlaConfig};
-use gemla::error::log_error;
-use std::path::PathBuf;
-use std::time::Instant;
+use easy_parallel::Parallel;
+use gemla::{
+    constants::args::FILE,
+    core::{Gemla, GemlaConfig},
+    error::{log_error, Error},
+};
+use smol::{channel, channel::RecvError, future, Executor};
+use std::{path::PathBuf, time::Instant};
 use test_state::TestState;
-// use std::io::Write;
 
 /// Runs a simluation of a genetic algorithm against a dataset.
 ///
@@ -27,16 +30,13 @@ fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 
     // Obtainning number of threads to use
     let num_threads = num_cpus::get().max(1);
-    let ex = smol::Executor::new();
-    let (signal, shutdown) = smol::channel::unbounded::<()>();
+    let ex = Executor::new();
+    let (signal, shutdown) = channel::unbounded::<()>();
 
     // Create an executor thread pool.
-    let (_, result): (
-        Vec<Result<(), smol::channel::RecvError>>,
-        Result<(), gemla::error::Error>,
-    ) = easy_parallel::Parallel::new()
+    let (_, result): (Vec<Result<(), RecvError>>, Result<(), Error>) = Parallel::new()
         .each(0..num_threads, |_| {
-            smol::future::block_on(ex.run(shutdown.recv()))
+            future::block_on(ex.run(shutdown.recv()))
         })
         .finish(|| {
             smol::block_on(async {
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
                 let matches = App::from_yaml(yaml).get_matches();
 
                 // Checking that the first argument <FILE> is a valid file
-                if let Some(file_path) = matches.value_of(gemla::constants::args::FILE) {
+                if let Some(file_path) = matches.value_of(FILE) {
                     let mut gemla = log_error(Gemla::<TestState>::new(
                         &PathBuf::from(file_path),
                         GemlaConfig {
@@ -61,9 +61,7 @@ fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 
                     Ok(())
                 } else {
-                    Err(gemla::error::Error::Other(anyhow!(
-                        "Invalid argument for FILE"
-                    )))
+                    Err(Error::Other(anyhow!("Invalid argument for FILE")))
                 }
             })
         });
diff --git a/gemla/src/bin/test_state/mod.rs b/gemla/src/bin/test_state/mod.rs
index 72a09e3..fac0305 100644
--- a/gemla/src/bin/test_state/mod.rs
+++ b/gemla/src/bin/test_state/mod.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-use gemla::core::genetic_node::GeneticNode;
-use gemla::error;
+use gemla::{core::genetic_node::GeneticNode, error::Error};
 use rand::prelude::*;
-use rand::thread_rng;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 const POPULATION_SIZE: u64 = 5;
@@ -13,7 +11,7 @@ pub struct TestState {
 }
 
 impl GeneticNode for TestState {
-    fn initialize() -> Result<Box<Self>, error::Error> {
+    fn initialize() -> Result<Box<Self>, Error> {
         let mut population: Vec<i64> = vec![];
 
         for _ in 0..POPULATION_SIZE {
@@ -23,7 +21,7 @@ impl GeneticNode for TestState {
         Ok(Box::new(TestState { population }))
     }
 
-    fn simulate(&mut self) -> Result<(), error::Error> {
+    fn simulate(&mut self) -> Result<(), Error> {
         let mut rng = thread_rng();
 
         self.population = self
@@ -35,7 +33,7 @@ impl GeneticNode for TestState {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    fn mutate(&mut self) -> Result<(), error::Error> {
+    fn mutate(&mut self) -> Result<(), Error> {
         let mut rng = thread_rng();
 
         let mut v = self.population.clone();
@@ -73,7 +71,7 @@ impl GeneticNode for TestState {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    fn merge(left: &TestState, right: &TestState) -> Result<Box<TestState>, error::Error> {
+    fn merge(left: &TestState, right: &TestState) -> Result<Box<TestState>, Error> {
         let mut v = left.population.clone();
         v.append(&mut right.population.clone());
 
diff --git a/gemla/src/core/genetic_node.rs b/gemla/src/core/genetic_node.rs
index b59bf0c..5ce6f7b 100644
--- a/gemla/src/core/genetic_node.rs
+++ b/gemla/src/core/genetic_node.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use crate::error::Error;
 use anyhow::Context;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::fmt::Debug;
+use uuid::Uuid;
 
 /// An enum used to control the state of a [`GeneticNode`]
 ///
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ pub struct GeneticNodeWrapper<T> {
     state: GeneticState,
     generation: u64,
     max_generations: u64,
-    id: uuid::Uuid,
+    id: Uuid,
 }
 
 impl<T> Default for GeneticNodeWrapper<T> {
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ impl<T> Default for GeneticNodeWrapper<T> {
             state: GeneticState::Initialize,
             generation: 0,
             max_generations: 1,
-            id: uuid::Uuid::new_v4(),
+            id: Uuid::new_v4(),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ where
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn from(data: T, max_generations: u64, id: uuid::Uuid) -> Self {
+    pub fn from(data: T, max_generations: u64, id: Uuid) -> Self {
         GeneticNodeWrapper {
             node: Some(data),
             state: GeneticState::Simulate,
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ where
         self.node.as_ref()
     }
 
-    pub fn id(&self) -> uuid::Uuid {
+    pub fn id(&self) -> Uuid {
         self.id
     }
 
diff --git a/gemla/src/core/mod.rs b/gemla/src/core/mod.rs
index b3803f1..37a72fd 100644
--- a/gemla/src/core/mod.rs
+++ b/gemla/src/core/mod.rs
@@ -3,19 +3,17 @@
 
 pub mod genetic_node;
 
-use crate::error::Error;
-use crate::tree::Tree;
+use crate::{error::Error, tree::Tree};
 use file_linked::FileLinked;
+use futures::{future, future::BoxFuture};
 use genetic_node::{GeneticNode, GeneticNodeWrapper, GeneticState};
 use log::{info, trace, warn};
-use serde::de::DeserializeOwned;
-use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use std::fmt::Debug;
-use std::fs::File;
-use std::io::ErrorKind;
-use std::mem::swap;
-use std::path::Path;
-use std::time::Instant;
+use serde::{de::DeserializeOwned, Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::{
+    collections::HashMap, fmt::Debug, fs::File, io::ErrorKind, marker::Send, mem, path::Path,
+    time::Instant,
+};
+use uuid::Uuid;
 
 type SimulationTree<T> = Box<Tree<GeneticNodeWrapper<T>>>;
 
@@ -36,15 +34,12 @@ where
     T: Serialize + Clone,
 {
     pub data: FileLinked<(Option<SimulationTree<T>>, GemlaConfig)>,
-    threads: std::collections::HashMap<
-        uuid::Uuid,
-        futures::prelude::future::BoxFuture<'a, Result<GeneticNodeWrapper<T>, Error>>,
-    >,
+    threads: HashMap<Uuid, BoxFuture<'a, Result<GeneticNodeWrapper<T>, Error>>>,
 }
 
 impl<'a, T: 'a> Gemla<'a, T>
 where
-    T: GeneticNode + Serialize + DeserializeOwned + Debug + Clone + std::marker::Send,
+    T: GeneticNode + Serialize + DeserializeOwned + Debug + Clone + Send,
 {
     pub fn new(path: &Path, config: GemlaConfig) -> Result<Self, Error> {
         match File::open(path) {
@@ -54,11 +49,11 @@ where
                 } else {
                     FileLinked::from_file(path)?
                 },
-                threads: std::collections::HashMap::new(),
+                threads: HashMap::new(),
             }),
             Err(error) if error.kind() == ErrorKind::NotFound => Ok(Gemla {
                 data: FileLinked::new((None, config), path)?,
-                threads: std::collections::HashMap::new(),
+                threads: HashMap::new(),
             }),
             Err(error) => Err(Error::IO(error)),
         }
@@ -69,11 +64,9 @@ where
         // in the tree and which nodes have not.
         self.data.mutate(|(d, c)| {
             let mut tree: Option<SimulationTree<T>> = Gemla::increase_height(d.take(), c, steps);
-            swap(d, &mut tree);
+            mem::swap(d, &mut tree);
         })?;
 
-        // println!("{}", serde_json::to_string(&self.data.readonly().0).expect(""));
-
         info!(
             "Height of simulation tree increased to {}",
             self.data
@@ -124,7 +117,7 @@ where
         if !self.threads.is_empty() {
             trace!("Joining threads for nodes {:?}", self.threads.keys());
 
-            let results = futures::future::join_all(self.threads.values_mut()).await;
+            let results = future::join_all(self.threads.values_mut()).await;
             let reduced_results: Result<Vec<GeneticNodeWrapper<T>>, Error> =
                 results.into_iter().collect();