diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 22c73ba..527d9fa 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,68 @@
 #![forbid(unsafe_code)]
 
-use std::io::{stdout, Write, Read, stdin};
+use std::{io::{stdout, Write, Read, stdin}, fmt::format};
+
+/**
+ * Check code for syntax errors
+ */
+pub fn lint_code(code: &&str) -> Result<(), Vec<String>> {
+
+    let mut loop_stack: Vec<usize> = vec![];
+    let mut pos = 0 as usize;
+    let mut pointer = 0;
+
+    let chars = code.chars().collect::<Vec<char>>();
+    let size = code.len();
+
+    let mut errors = vec![];
+
+    loop {
+        if pos == size {
+            break
+        }
+
+        let char = chars[pos];
+        pos += 1;
+
+        if char == '<' {
+            if pointer == 0 {
+                errors.push(format!("ERR: Reducing pointer to less than 0 is not allowed ({})", pos));
+                continue
+            }
+            pointer -= 1;
+        }
+        if char == '>' {
+            if pointer == 29999 {
+                errors.push(format!("ERR: Increasing pointer to more than 29999 is not allowed ({})", pos));
+                continue
+            }
+            pointer += 1;
+        }
+        if char == '[' {
+            loop_stack.push(pos);
+            continue
+        }
+        if char == ']' {
+            if loop_stack.len() == 0 {
+                errors.push(format!("ERR: Unmatched ']' ({})", pos));
+                continue
+            }
+            loop_stack.pop();
+        }
+    }
+
+    if loop_stack.len() != 0 {
+        for lup in loop_stack.iter() {
+            errors.push(format!("Unmatched '[' ({})", *lup));
+        }
+    }
+
+    if errors.len() != 0 {
+        return Err(errors)
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
 
 pub fn eval_mem(bf_str: &&str, mem: &mut [u8], pointer: &mut usize) -> Result<(), String> {
 
@@ -94,6 +156,21 @@ pub fn eval_mem(bf_str: &&str, mem: &mut [u8], pointer: &mut usize) -> Result<()
 }
 
 pub fn eval(bf_str: &&str) -> Result<[u8; 30000], String> {
+
+    // first check the code
+
+    let lint = lint_code(bf_str);
+    if lint.is_err() {
+        return Err(
+            format!(
+                "Code linting failed: \n\n{}",
+                lint.unwrap_err().join("\n")
+            )
+        )
+    }
+
+    // then actually run it
+
     let mut memory: [u8; 30000] = core::array::from_fn(|_| 0);
     let mut pointer = 0 as usize;