diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2c5ef49..be73eaa 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.22)
 project(scsl LANGUAGES CXX
-        VERSION 1.0.3
+        VERSION 1.1.0
         DESCRIPTION "Shimmering Clarity Standard Library")
 
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
diff --git a/include/scsl/SimpleConfig.h b/include/scsl/SimpleConfig.h
index f0d7f78..71ed47f 100644
--- a/include/scsl/SimpleConfig.h
+++ b/include/scsl/SimpleConfig.h
@@ -110,6 +110,27 @@ public:
 	/// \return The value stored under the key, or an empty string.
 	static std::string	GetGlobal(std::string &key);
 
+	/// \brief Get the value stored for the key from the config.
+	///
+	/// \note This operates on the global config.
+	///
+	/// \param key The key to look up. See the class documentation
+	///        for information on how this is used.
+	/// \return The value stored under the key, or an empty string.
+	static std::string	GetGlobal(const char *key);
+
+	/// \brief Get the value stored for the key from the config.
+	///
+	/// \note This operates on the global config.
+	///
+	/// \param key The key to look up. See the class documentation
+	///        for information on how this is used.
+	/// \param defaultValue A default value to cache and use if no
+	///        value is stored under the key.
+	/// \return The value stored under the key, or the default
+	///         value.
+	static std::string	GetGlobal(const char *key, const std::string &defaultValue);
+
 	/// \brief Get the value stored for the key from the config.
 	///
 	/// \note This operates on the global config.
@@ -125,6 +146,10 @@ public:
 	/// \brief Set a configuration value. This will override any
 	///        value set.
 	static void	 	PutGlobal(std::string &key, const std::string &value);
+
+	/// \brief Set a configuration value. This will override any
+	///        value set.
+	static void	 	PutGlobal(const char *key, const std::string &value);
 #endif
 
 	/// \brief The constructor doesn't need any initialisation.
@@ -167,6 +192,13 @@ public:
 	/// \return The value stored under the key, or an empty string.
 	std::string	Get(std::string &key);
 
+	/// \brief Get the value stored for the key from the config.
+	///
+	/// \param key The key to look up. See the class documentation
+	///        for information on how this is used.
+	/// \return The value stored under the key, or an empty string.
+	std::string	Get(const char *key);
+
 	/// \brief Get the value stored for the key from the config.
 	///
 	/// \param key The key to look up. See the class documentation
@@ -177,15 +209,31 @@ public:
 	///         value.
 	std::string	Get(std::string &key, std::string defaultValue);
 
+	/// \brief Get the value stored for the key from the config.
+	///
+	/// \param key The key to look up. See the class documentation
+	///        for information on how this is used.
+	/// \param defaultValue A default value to cache and use if no
+	///        value is stored under the key.
+	/// \return The value stored under the key, or the default
+	///         value.
+	std::string	Get(const char *key, std::string defaultValue);
+
 	/// \brief Set a configuration value. This will override any
 	///        value set.
 	///
 	/// \param key The key to look up. See the class documentation
 	///        for information on how this is used.
 	/// \param value The value to set.
-	/// \return
 	void 	Put(std::string &key, const std::string value);
 
+	/// \brief Set a configuration value. This will override any
+	///        value set.
+	///
+	/// \param key The key to look up. See the class documentation
+	///        for information on how this is used.
+	/// \param value The value to set.
+	void	Put(const char *key, const std::string value);
 private:
 	std::string 				envPrefix;
 	std::map<std::string, std::string>	vars;
diff --git a/src/sl/SimpleConfig.cc b/src/sl/SimpleConfig.cc
index 4dae11c..ea0bb92 100644
--- a/src/sl/SimpleConfig.cc
+++ b/src/sl/SimpleConfig.cc
@@ -83,6 +83,13 @@ SimpleConfig::GetGlobal(std::string &key)
 }
 
 
+std::string
+SimpleConfig::GetGlobal(const char *key)
+{
+	return globalConfig.Get(key);
+}
+
+
 std::string
 SimpleConfig::GetGlobal(std::string &key, const std::string &defaultValue)
 {
@@ -90,6 +97,13 @@ SimpleConfig::GetGlobal(std::string &key, const std::string &defaultValue)
 }
 
 
+std::string
+SimpleConfig::GetGlobal(const char *key, const std::string &defaultValue)
+{
+	return globalConfig.Get(key, defaultValue);
+}
+
+
 void
 SimpleConfig::PutGlobal(std::string &key, const std::string &value)
 {
@@ -160,6 +174,14 @@ SimpleConfig::Get(std::string &key)
 }
 
 
+std::string
+SimpleConfig::Get(const char *key)
+{
+	auto keyStr = std::string(key);
+	return this->Get(keyStr, "");
+}
+
+
 std::string
 SimpleConfig::Get(std::string &key, std::string defaultValue)
 {
@@ -180,6 +202,14 @@ SimpleConfig::Get(std::string &key, std::string defaultValue)
 }
 
 
+std::string
+SimpleConfig::Get(const char *key, std::string defaultValue)
+{
+	auto keyStr = std::string(key);
+	return this->Get(keyStr, std::move(defaultValue));
+}
+
+
 void
 SimpleConfig::Put(std::string &key, const std::string value)
 {
@@ -187,6 +217,14 @@ SimpleConfig::Put(std::string &key, const std::string value)
 }
 
 
+void
+SimpleConfig::Put(const char *key, const std::string value)
+{
+	auto keyStr = std::string(key);
+	this->vars[std::move(keyStr)] = std::move(key);
+}
+
+
 std::vector<std::string>
 SimpleConfig::KeyList()
 {