diff --git a/deque.go b/deque.go
index fc18607..ff10996 100644
--- a/deque.go
+++ b/deque.go
@@ -8,52 +8,33 @@ const minCapacity = 16
 
 // Deque represents a single instance of the deque data structure. A Deque
 // instance contains items of the type specified by the type argument.
-type Deque[T any] struct {
-	buf    []T
-	head   int
-	tail   int
-	count  int
-	minCap int
-}
-
-// New creates a new Deque, optionally setting the base capacity when a
-// non-zero value is given. The returned Deque instance operates on items of
-// the type specified by the type argument. For example, to create a Deque that
-// contains strings do one of the following:
+//
+// For example, to create a Deque that contains strings do one of the
+// following:
 //
 //	var stringDeque deque.Deque[string]
-//	stringDeque := deque.New[string]()
-//	stringDeque := new(deque.New[string])
+//	stringDeque := new(deque.Deque[string])
+//	stringDeque := &deque.Deque[string]{}
 //
 // To create a Deque that will never resize to have space for less than 64
-// items, specify a base capacity when calling New:
+// items, specify a base capacity:
 //
-//	d := deque.New[int](64)
+//	var d deque.Deque[int]
+//	d.SetBaseCap(64)
 //
 // To ensure the Deque can store 1000 items without needing to resize while
 // items are added:
 //
 //	d.Grow(1000)
 //
-// Any values supplied here are rounded up to the nearest power of 2, since the
-// Deque grows by powers of 2.
-func New[T any](initVals ...int) *Deque[T] {
-	var baseCap int
-	if len(initVals) >= 1 {
-		if len(initVals) >= 2 {
-			panic("Deque.New: too many arguments")
-		}
-		baseCap = initVals[0]
-	}
-
-	minCap := minCapacity
-	for minCap < baseCap {
-		minCap <<= 1
-	}
-
-	return &Deque[T]{
-		minCap: minCap,
-	}
+// Any values supplied to SetBaseCap and Grow are rounded up to the nearest
+// power of 2, since the Deque grows by powers of 2.
+type Deque[T any] struct {
+	buf    []T
+	head   int
+	tail   int
+	count  int
+	minCap int
 }
 
 // Cap returns the current capacity of the Deque. If q is nil, q.Cap() is zero.
@@ -65,7 +46,7 @@ func (q *Deque[T]) Cap() int {
 }
 
 // Len returns the number of elements currently stored in the queue. If q is
-// nil, q.Len() is zero.
+// nil, q.Len() returns zero.
 func (q *Deque[T]) Len() int {
 	if q == nil {
 		return 0
@@ -196,9 +177,9 @@ func (q *Deque[T]) Clear() {
 	q.count = 0
 }
 
-// Grow grows the deque's capacity, if necessary, to guarantee space for
-// another n items. After Grow(n), at least n items can be written to the
-// buffer without another allocation. If n is negative, Grow will panic.
+// Grow grows deque's capacity, if necessary, to guarantee space for another n
+// items. After Grow(n), at least n items can be written to the deque without
+// another allocation. If n is negative, Grow panics.
 func (q *Deque[T]) Grow(n int) {
 	if n < 0 {
 		panic("deque.Grow: negative count")
@@ -373,9 +354,9 @@ func (q *Deque[T]) Remove(at int) T {
 	return q.PopBack()
 }
 
-// SetBaseCapacity sets a base capacity so that at least the specified number
-// of items can always be stored without resizing.
-func (q *Deque[T]) SetBaseCapacity(baseCap int) {
+// SetBaseCap sets a base capacity so that at least the specified number of
+// items can always be stored without resizing.
+func (q *Deque[T]) SetBaseCap(baseCap int) {
 	minCap := minCapacity
 	for minCap < baseCap {
 		minCap <<= 1
diff --git a/deque_test.go b/deque_test.go
index 70ac3cc..c91e6b4 100644
--- a/deque_test.go
+++ b/deque_test.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestEmpty(t *testing.T) {
-	q := New[string]()
+	q := new(Deque[string])
 	if q.Len() != 0 {
 		t.Error("q.Len() =", q.Len(), "expect 0")
 	}
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ func TestBack(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestGrow(t *testing.T) {
 	var q Deque[int]
-	assertPanics(t, "should panic when calling New with too many args", func() {
+	assertPanics(t, "should panic when calling Groe with invalid size", func() {
 		q.Grow(-1)
 	})
 
@@ -286,7 +286,8 @@ func TestGrow(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestNew(t *testing.T) {
 	minCap := 64
-	q := New[string](minCap)
+	q := &Deque[string]{}
+	q.SetBaseCap(minCap)
 	if q.Cap() != 0 {
 		t.Fatal("should not have allowcated mem yet")
 	}
@@ -299,7 +300,8 @@ func TestNew(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("worng capactiy expected %d, got %d", minCap, q.Cap())
 	}
 	curCap := 128
-	q = New[string](minCap)
+	q = new(Deque[string])
+	q.SetBaseCap(minCap)
 	q.Grow(curCap)
 	if q.Cap() != curCap {
 		t.Fatalf("Cap() should return %d, got %d", curCap, q.Cap())
@@ -311,10 +313,6 @@ func TestNew(t *testing.T) {
 	if q.Cap() != curCap {
 		t.Fatalf("Cap() should return %d, got %d", curCap, q.Cap())
 	}
-
-	assertPanics(t, "should panic when calling New with too many args", func() {
-		New[int](64, 128)
-	})
 }
 
 func checkRotate(t *testing.T, size int) {
@@ -538,7 +536,7 @@ func TestInsert(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	qs := New[string]()
+	qs := new(Deque[string])
 	qs.Grow(16)
 
 	for i := 0; i < qs.Cap(); i++ {
@@ -801,7 +799,7 @@ func TestRemoveOutOfRangePanics(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestSetMBaseapacity(t *testing.T) {
 	var q Deque[string]
-	q.SetBaseCapacity(200)
+	q.SetBaseCap(200)
 	q.PushBack("A")
 	if q.minCap != 256 {
 		t.Fatal("wrong minimum capacity")
@@ -816,7 +814,7 @@ func TestSetMBaseapacity(t *testing.T) {
 	if q.Cap() != 256 {
 		t.Fatal("wrong buffer size")
 	}
-	q.SetBaseCapacity(0)
+	q.SetBaseCap(0)
 	if q.minCap != minCapacity {
 		t.Fatal("wrong minimum capacity")
 	}
@@ -914,7 +912,7 @@ func BenchmarkYoyo(b *testing.B) {
 
 func BenchmarkYoyoFixed(b *testing.B) {
 	var q Deque[int]
-	q.SetBaseCapacity(64000)
+	q.SetBaseCap(64000)
 	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
 		for j := 0; j < 65536; j++ {
 			q.PushBack(j)