diff --git a/decode.go b/decode.go
index ac9bd4d..ebb8532 100644
--- a/decode.go
+++ b/decode.go
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func (e *InvalidUnmarshalError) Error() string {
 		return "json: Unmarshal(nil)"
 	}
 
-	if e.Type.Kind() != reflect.Ptr {
+	if e.Type.Kind() != reflect.Pointer {
 		return "json: Unmarshal(non-pointer " + e.Type.String() + ")"
 	}
 	return "json: Unmarshal(nil " + e.Type.String() + ")"
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ func (d *decodeState) unmarshal(v any) (err error) {
 	}()
 
 	rv := reflect.ValueOf(v)
-	if rv.Kind() != reflect.Ptr || rv.IsNil() {
+	if rv.Kind() != reflect.Pointer || rv.IsNil() {
 		return &InvalidUnmarshalError{reflect.TypeOf(v)}
 	}
 
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ func (d *decodeState) indirect(v reflect.Value, decodingNull bool) (Unmarshaler,
 	// If v is a named type and is addressable,
 	// start with its address, so that if the type has pointer methods,
 	// we find them.
-	if v.Kind() != reflect.Ptr && v.Type().Name() != "" && v.CanAddr() {
+	if v.Kind() != reflect.Pointer && v.Type().Name() != "" && v.CanAddr() {
 		v = v.Addr()
 	}
 	for {
@@ -444,17 +444,17 @@ func (d *decodeState) indirect(v reflect.Value, decodingNull bool) (Unmarshaler,
 		// usefully addressable.
 		if v.Kind() == reflect.Interface && !v.IsNil() {
 			e := v.Elem()
-			if e.Kind() == reflect.Ptr && !e.IsNil() && (!decodingNull || e.Elem().Kind() == reflect.Ptr) {
+			if e.Kind() == reflect.Pointer && !e.IsNil() && (!decodingNull || e.Elem().Kind() == reflect.Pointer) {
 				v = e
 				continue
 			}
 		}
 
-		if v.Kind() != reflect.Ptr {
+		if v.Kind() != reflect.Pointer {
 			break
 		}
 
-		if v.Elem().Kind() != reflect.Ptr && decodingNull && v.CanSet() {
+		if v.Elem().Kind() != reflect.Pointer && decodingNull && v.CanSet() {
 			break
 		}
 		if v.IsNil() {
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ func (d *decodeState) object(v reflect.Value) {
 				subv = v
 				destring = f.quoted
 				for _, i := range f.index {
-					if subv.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
+					if subv.Kind() == reflect.Pointer {
 						if subv.IsNil() {
 							subv.Set(reflect.New(subv.Type().Elem()))
 						}
@@ -877,7 +877,7 @@ func (d *decodeState) literalStore(item []byte, v reflect.Value, fromQuoted bool
 			break
 		}
 		switch v.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Interface, reflect.Ptr, reflect.Map, reflect.Slice:
+		case reflect.Interface, reflect.Pointer, reflect.Map, reflect.Slice:
 			v.Set(reflect.Zero(v.Type()))
 			// otherwise, ignore null for primitives/string
 		default:
diff --git a/encode.go b/encode.go
index c2f4c28..002a437 100644
--- a/encode.go
+++ b/encode.go
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ func isEmptyValue(v reflect.Value) bool {
 		return v.Uint() == 0
 	case reflect.Float32, reflect.Float64:
 		return v.Float() == 0
-	case reflect.Interface, reflect.Ptr:
+	case reflect.Interface, reflect.Pointer:
 		return v.IsNil()
 	default:
 	}
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ func newTypeEncoder(t reflect.Type, allowAddr bool) encoderFunc {
 	if t.Implements(marshalerType) {
 		return marshalerEncoder
 	}
-	if t.Kind() != reflect.Ptr && allowAddr {
+	if t.Kind() != reflect.Pointer && allowAddr {
 		if reflect.PointerTo(t).Implements(marshalerType) {
 			return newCondAddrEncoder(addrMarshalerEncoder, newTypeEncoder(t, false))
 		}
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ func newTypeEncoder(t reflect.Type, allowAddr bool) encoderFunc {
 	if t.Implements(textMarshalerType) {
 		return textMarshalerEncoder
 	}
-	if t.Kind() != reflect.Ptr && allowAddr {
+	if t.Kind() != reflect.Pointer && allowAddr {
 		if reflect.PointerTo(t).Implements(textMarshalerType) {
 			return newCondAddrEncoder(addrTextMarshalerEncoder, newTypeEncoder(t, false))
 		}
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ func newTypeEncoder(t reflect.Type, allowAddr bool) encoderFunc {
 		return newSliceEncoder(t)
 	case reflect.Array:
 		return newArrayEncoder(t)
-	case reflect.Ptr:
+	case reflect.Pointer:
 		return newPtrEncoder(t)
 	default:
 		return unsupportedTypeEncoder
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ func invalidValueEncoder(e *encodeState, v reflect.Value, _ encOpts) {
 }
 
 func marshalerEncoder(e *encodeState, v reflect.Value, opts encOpts) {
-	if v.Kind() == reflect.Ptr && v.IsNil() {
+	if v.Kind() == reflect.Pointer && v.IsNil() {
 		e.WriteString("null")
 		return
 	}
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ func addrMarshalerEncoder(e *encodeState, v reflect.Value, _ encOpts) {
 }
 
 func textMarshalerEncoder(e *encodeState, v reflect.Value, opts encOpts) {
-	if v.Kind() == reflect.Ptr && v.IsNil() {
+	if v.Kind() == reflect.Pointer && v.IsNil() {
 		e.WriteString("null")
 		return
 	}
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ func isValidTag(s string) bool {
 
 func fieldByIndex(v reflect.Value, index []int) reflect.Value {
 	for _, i := range index {
-		if v.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
+		if v.Kind() == reflect.Pointer {
 			if v.IsNil() {
 				return reflect.Value{}
 			}
@@ -868,7 +868,7 @@ func fieldByIndex(v reflect.Value, index []int) reflect.Value {
 
 func typeByIndex(t reflect.Type, index []int) reflect.Type {
 	for _, i := range index {
-		if t.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
+		if t.Kind() == reflect.Pointer {
 			t = t.Elem()
 		}
 		t = t.Field(i).Type
@@ -1171,7 +1171,7 @@ func typeFields(t reflect.Type) []field {
 				index[len(f.index)] = i
 
 				ft := sf.Type
-				if ft.Name() == "" && ft.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
+				if ft.Name() == "" && ft.Kind() == reflect.Pointer {
 					// Follow pointer.
 					ft = ft.Elem()
 				}
diff --git a/scanner_test.go b/scanner_test.go
index 5ae9913..4f38bda 100644
--- a/scanner_test.go
+++ b/scanner_test.go
@@ -303,10 +303,7 @@ func genString(stddev float64) string {
 }
 
 func genArray(n int) []any {
-	f := min(int(math.Abs(rand.NormFloat64())*math.Min(10, float64(n/2))), n)
-	if f < 1 {
-		f = 1
-	}
+	f := max(min(int(math.Abs(rand.NormFloat64())*math.Min(10, float64(n/2))), n), 1)
 	x := make([]any, f)
 	for i := range x {
 		x[i] = genValue(((i+1)*n)/f - (i*n)/f)