diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7feaec3..4abfe67 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ CPPFLAGS += $(shell pkg-config --cflags $(DEPS))
 LDLIBS += $(shell pkg-config --libs $(DEPS))
 INTERP ?=
 MAIN = main
-OBJS = main.o events.o processing.o graph.o config.o nodes/getchar.o nodes/print.o nodes/evdev.o
+OBJS = main.o events.o processing.o graph.o config.o hash_table.o nodes/getchar.o nodes/print.o nodes/evdev.o
 
 all: $(MAIN)
 
diff --git a/defs.h b/defs.h
index fc87fe8..4a32a87 100644
--- a/defs.h
+++ b/defs.h
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 // Assuming child type has a field for the base type
 // So for structs it is usually actual downcast, but for unions it is an upcast
 #define DOWNCAST(contype, basename, ptr) containerof(ptr, contype, as_##basename)
+// Expects ptr to be of type srctype* or void*, returns (dsttype*)ptr
+#define IMPLICIT_CAST(dsttype, srctype, ptr) (((union { typeof(srctype) *src; typeof(dsttype) *dst; }){.src = ptr}).dst)
 #define T_ALLOC(count, T) ((T*)calloc(count, sizeof(T)))
 
 #define DEBUG_PRINT_VALUE(x, fmt) fprintf(stderr, #x " = " fmt "\n", x); fflush(stderr)
diff --git a/hash_table.c b/hash_table.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..471f2fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hash_table.c
@@ -0,0 +1,327 @@
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include "hash_table.h"
+
+#define FNV_OFFSET_BASIS 0xCBF29CE484222325
+#define FNV_PRIME 0x00000100000001B3
+
+inline static uint64_t
+fnv_1a(uint8_t *bytes, size_t length)
+{
+	uint64_t hash = FNV_OFFSET_BASIS;
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < length; ++i) {
+		uint8_t b = bytes[i];
+		hash ^= b;
+		hash *= FNV_PRIME;
+	}
+	return hash;
+}
+
+#define NULL_KEY ((HashTableKey){.length = 0, .bytes = NULL, .pre_hash = 0})
+
+HashTableKey
+hash_table_key_from_bytes(const char *bytes, size_t size)
+{
+	if (!bytes) {
+		return NULL_KEY;
+	}
+	HashTableKey key = {
+		.length = size,
+		.bytes = bytes,
+		.pre_hash = fnv_1a((uint8_t*) bytes, size),
+	};
+	return key;
+}
+
+HashTableKey
+hash_table_key_copy(const HashTableKey old)
+{
+	if (!old.bytes) {
+		return NULL_KEY;
+	}
+	char *new_bytes = malloc(old.length + 1);
+	if (!new_bytes) {
+		return NULL_KEY;
+	}
+	memcpy(new_bytes, old.bytes, old.length);
+	new_bytes[old.length] = 0;
+	return (HashTableKey) {
+		.length = old.length,
+		.bytes = new_bytes,
+		.pre_hash = old.pre_hash,
+	};
+}
+
+void
+hash_table_key_deinit_copied(HashTableKey *key)
+{
+	if (key->bytes) {
+		free((char*) key->bytes);
+		key->bytes = NULL;
+	}
+	key->length = 0;
+	key->pre_hash = 0;
+}
+
+#define FAMILY_PRIME 0x1FFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
+
+inline static HashFamilyMember
+family_random_member()
+{
+	uint64_t n[2];
+	for (int i = 0; i < 2; ++i) {
+		n[i] = (uint64_t)((rand() / (double) RAND_MAX) * (FAMILY_PRIME - RAND_MAX) + rand()) % FAMILY_PRIME;
+	}
+	if (!n[0]) {
+		n[0] = 1;
+	}
+	return (HashFamilyMember) {
+		.a = n[0],
+		.b = n[1],
+	};
+}
+
+inline static size_t
+family_map(HashFamilyMember member, uint64_t pre_hash)
+{
+	if (!member.a)
+		++member.a;
+	uint64_t hash = (pre_hash * member.a + member.b) % FAMILY_PRIME;  // Integer overflows may influence the properties of this family
+	return hash;
+}
+
+bool
+hash_table_key_equals(const HashTableKey lhs, const HashTableKey rhs)
+{
+	if (lhs.pre_hash != rhs.pre_hash) {
+		return false;
+	}
+	if (lhs.length != rhs.length) {
+		return false;
+	}
+	if (lhs.bytes == rhs.bytes) {
+		return true;
+	}
+	if (!lhs.bytes || !rhs.bytes) {
+		return false;
+	}
+	size_t length = lhs.length;
+	return memcmp(lhs.bytes, rhs.bytes, length) == 0;
+}
+
+inline static size_t
+initial_position(const HashTableKey key, const HashTableDynamicData * ht)
+{
+	uint64_t hash = family_map(ht->family_member, key.pre_hash);
+	return hash % ht->capacity;
+}
+
+inline static size_t
+probe_next(size_t current_index, size_t base_index, size_t iteration, size_t modulo)
+{
+	(void) base_index;
+	(void) iteration;
+	++current_index;
+	current_index %= modulo;
+	return current_index;
+}
+
+static HashTableDynamicData
+create_table(size_t capacity, size_t value_size, HashFamilyMember family_member)
+{
+	HashTableDynamicData data = {
+		.value_array = NULL,
+		.capacity = 0,
+		.length = 0,
+		.key_array = NULL,
+		.family_member = family_member,
+		.value_size = value_size,
+	};
+	void *value_array = calloc(capacity, value_size);
+	if (!value_array) {
+		return data;
+	}
+	HashTableKeyEntry *key_array = T_ALLOC(capacity, HashTableKeyEntry);
+	if (!key_array) {
+		free(value_array);
+		return data;
+	}
+	data.value_array = value_array;
+	data.capacity = capacity;
+	data.key_array = key_array;
+	return data;
+}
+
+void
+hash_table_init_impl(HashTableDynamicData * data, size_t value_size, void (*value_deinit)(void*))
+{
+	*data = create_table(5, value_size, family_random_member());
+	data->value_deinit = value_deinit;
+}
+
+void
+hash_table_deinit_impl(HashTableDynamicData * data)
+{
+	if (data->key_array && data->value_array && data->length) {
+		void (*value_deinit)(void*) = data->value_deinit;
+		for (HashTableIndex i = 0; i < (ssize_t) data->capacity; ++i) {
+			if (data->key_array[i].key.bytes) {
+				if (value_deinit) {
+					value_deinit(data->value_array + (data->value_size * (size_t) i));
+				}
+				hash_table_key_deinit_copied(&data->key_array[i].key);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if (data->key_array) {
+		free(data->key_array);
+		data->key_array = NULL;
+	}
+	if (data->value_array) {
+		free(data->value_array);
+		data->value_array = NULL;
+	}
+	data->capacity = 0;
+	data->length = 0;
+}
+
+static void
+hash_table_grow(HashTableDynamicData * old_ht)
+{
+	size_t capacity = old_ht->capacity;
+	capacity += (capacity >> 1) + 1;
+	const size_t value_size = old_ht->value_size;
+	HashTableDynamicData new_ht = create_table(capacity, value_size, old_ht->family_member);
+	if (!new_ht.key_array) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < old_ht->capacity; ++i) {
+		if (!old_ht->key_array[i].key.bytes) {
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (hash_table_insert_impl(&new_ht, old_ht->key_array[i].key, old_ht->value_array + (i * value_size)) < 0) {
+			hash_table_deinit_impl(&new_ht);
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+
+	new_ht.value_deinit = old_ht->value_deinit;
+	old_ht->value_deinit = NULL;
+	// TODO avoid duplication-deletion of the keys
+	hash_table_deinit_impl(old_ht);
+	*old_ht = new_ht;
+}
+
+static void
+hash_table_change_hash(HashTableDynamicData * old_ht)
+{
+	const size_t capacity = old_ht->capacity;
+	const size_t value_size = old_ht->value_size;
+	HashTableDynamicData new_ht = create_table(capacity, value_size, family_random_member());
+	if (!new_ht.key_array) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < old_ht->capacity; ++i) {
+		if (!old_ht->key_array[i].key.bytes) {
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (hash_table_insert_impl(&new_ht, old_ht->key_array[i].key, old_ht->value_array + (i * value_size)) < 0) {
+			hash_table_deinit_impl(&new_ht);
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+
+	new_ht.value_deinit = old_ht->value_deinit;
+	old_ht->value_deinit = NULL;
+	// TODO avoid duplication-deletion of the keys
+	hash_table_deinit_impl(old_ht);
+	*old_ht = new_ht;
+}
+
+HashTableIndex
+hash_table_insert_impl(HashTableDynamicData * ht, const HashTableKey key, const void * value_ptr)
+{
+	if (!key.bytes) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+	size_t length = ht->length;
+	size_t capacity = ht->capacity;
+	if (length + (length >> 1) >= ht->capacity) {
+		hash_table_grow(ht);
+		capacity = ht->capacity;
+	}
+	if (length >= capacity) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	const size_t base_index = initial_position(key, ht);
+	size_t current_index = base_index;
+	size_t collision_offset = 0;
+	bool found = false;
+	bool overwrite = false;
+	bool pre_hash_collision = false;
+	for (; collision_offset < capacity; current_index = probe_next(current_index, base_index, ++collision_offset, capacity)) {
+		if (!ht->key_array[current_index].key.bytes) {
+			found = true;
+			break;
+		}
+		if (hash_table_key_equals(key, ht->key_array[current_index].key)) {
+			overwrite = true;
+			found = true;
+			break;
+		}
+		if (!pre_hash_collision) {
+			pre_hash_collision = key.pre_hash == ht->key_array[current_index].key.pre_hash;
+		}
+	}
+	if (!found) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	void *value_target_ptr = ht->value_array + (ht->value_size * current_index);
+	if (ht->key_array[base_index].max_collision_offset < collision_offset) {
+		ht->key_array[base_index].max_collision_offset = collision_offset;
+	}
+	if (overwrite) {
+		// Deinitialize the old value
+		void (*value_deinit)(void*) = ht->value_deinit;
+		if (value_deinit) {
+			value_deinit(value_target_ptr);
+		}
+	} else {
+		// Make a local copy of the key
+		ht->key_array[current_index].key = hash_table_key_copy(key);
+	}
+	memcpy(value_target_ptr, value_ptr, ht->value_size);  // Assign the value
+	ht->length = ++length;
+
+	if (!pre_hash_collision && (collision_offset << 1) > capacity + 6) {
+		hash_table_change_hash(ht);
+	}
+
+	return current_index;
+}
+
+HashTableIndex
+hash_table_find_impl(const HashTableDynamicData * ht, const HashTableKey key)
+{
+	if (!key.bytes) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	const size_t capacity = ht->capacity;
+	const size_t base_index = initial_position(key, ht);
+	const size_t max_collision_offset = ht->key_array[base_index].max_collision_offset;
+	size_t collision_offset = 0;
+	size_t current_index = base_index;
+
+	for (; collision_offset <= max_collision_offset; current_index = probe_next(current_index, base_index, ++collision_offset, capacity)) {
+		if (hash_table_key_equals(key, ht->key_array[current_index].key)) {
+			return current_index;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return -1;
+}
diff --git a/hash_table.h b/hash_table.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc29193
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hash_table.h
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+#ifndef HASH_TABLE_H_
+#define HASH_TABLE_H_
+
+#include <string.h>
+#include "defs.h"
+
+#define HASH_TABLE_INTERFACE_FIELDS \
+	size_t capacity; \
+	size_t length; \
+	HashTableKeyEntry *key_array; \
+	HashFamilyMember family_member; \
+;
+
+#define TYPED_HASH_TABLE(T) union { HashTableDynamicData as_HashTableDynamicData; struct { typeof(T) *value_array; HASH_TABLE_INTERFACE_FIELDS; void (*value_deinit)(typeof(T)*); }; }
+
+typedef ssize_t HashTableIndex;  // Invalidated after hashtable modification
+
+typedef struct {
+	size_t length;
+	const char *bytes;
+	uint64_t pre_hash;
+} HashTableKey;
+
+typedef struct {
+	HashTableKey key;
+	size_t max_collision_offset;
+} HashTableKeyEntry;
+
+typedef struct {
+	uint64_t a, b;
+} HashFamilyMember;
+
+typedef struct {
+	void *value_array;
+	HASH_TABLE_INTERFACE_FIELDS;
+	void (*value_deinit)(void*);
+	size_t value_size;
+} HashTableDynamicData;
+
+HashTableKey hash_table_key_from_bytes(const char *bytes, size_t size);
+HashTableKey hash_table_key_copy(const HashTableKey old);
+void hash_table_key_deinit_copied(HashTableKey *key);
+bool hash_table_key_equals(const HashTableKey lhs, const HashTableKey rhs);
+
+__attribute__((unused)) inline static HashTableKey
+hash_table_key_from_cstr(const char *s)
+{
+	size_t length = strlen(s);
+	return hash_table_key_from_bytes(s, length);
+}
+
+void hash_table_init_impl(HashTableDynamicData * dyndata, size_t value_size, void (*value_deinit)(void*));
+void hash_table_deinit_impl(HashTableDynamicData * dyndata);
+HashTableIndex hash_table_insert_impl(HashTableDynamicData * dyndata, const HashTableKey key, const void * value_ptr);
+HashTableIndex hash_table_find_impl(const HashTableDynamicData * dyndata, const HashTableKey key);
+
+#define hash_table_init(ht, value_deinit) hash_table_init_impl(&(ht)->as_HashTableDynamicData, sizeof(*(ht)->value_array), IMPLICIT_CAST(void(void*), void(typeof((ht)->value_array)), value_deinit))
+#define hash_table_deinit(ht) hash_table_deinit_impl(&(ht)->as_HashTableDynamicData)
+#define hash_table_insert(ht, key, value_ptr) hash_table_insert_impl(&(ht)->as_HashTableDynamicData, key, IMPLICIT_CAST(const void, const typeof(*(ht)->value_array), value_ptr))
+#define hash_table_find(ht, key) hash_table_find_impl(&(ht)->as_HashTableDynamicData, key)
+
+#endif /* end of include guard: HASH_TABLE_H_ */
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index b0873f5..258e025 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "processing.h"
+#include "hash_table.h"
 #include "nodes/print.h"
 #include "nodes/getchar.h"
 #include "nodes/evdev.h"
@@ -33,6 +34,8 @@ main(int argc, char ** argv)
 	}
 
 	GraphNode **nodes = T_ALLOC(loaded_config.nodes.length, GraphNode*);
+	TYPED_HASH_TABLE(size_t) named_nodes;
+	hash_table_init(&named_nodes, NULL);
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < loaded_config.nodes.length; ++i) {
 		const char* type_name = loaded_config.nodes.items[i].type;
 		if (!type_name) {
@@ -55,6 +58,9 @@ main(int argc, char ** argv)
 			fprintf(stderr, "%ld \"%s\"\n", i, loaded_config.nodes.items[i].name);
 			exit(1);
 		}
+		if (loaded_config.nodes.items[i].name) {
+			hash_table_insert(&named_nodes, hash_table_key_from_cstr(loaded_config.nodes.items[i].name), &i);
+		}
 	}
 
 	GraphChannel *channels = T_ALLOC(loaded_config.channels.length, GraphChannel);
@@ -64,16 +70,13 @@ main(int argc, char ** argv)
 		node_names[0] = loaded_config.channels.items[i].from.name;
 		node_names[1] = loaded_config.channels.items[i].to.name;
 		for (int j = 0; j < 2; ++j) {
-			for (size_t k = 0; k < loaded_config.nodes.length; ++k) {
-				if (strcmp(loaded_config.nodes.items[k].name, node_names[j]) == 0) {
-					end_nodes[j] = nodes[k];
-					break;
-				}
-			}
-			if (!end_nodes[j]) {
+			HashTableIndex k = hash_table_find(&named_nodes, hash_table_key_from_cstr(node_names[j]));
+			if (k < 0) {
+				perror("Errno");
 				fprintf(stderr, "No node named \"%s\"\n", node_names[j]);
 				exit(1);
 			}
+			end_nodes[j] = nodes[named_nodes.value_array[k]];
 		}
 		graph_channel_init(&channels[i],
 			end_nodes[0], loaded_config.channels.items[i].from.index,
@@ -89,6 +92,7 @@ main(int argc, char ** argv)
 		process_iteration(&state);
 	}
 
+	hash_table_deinit(&named_nodes);
 	for (ssize_t i = loaded_config.nodes.length - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
 		graph_node_delete(nodes[i]);
 	}