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Last active August 29, 2015 14:26
Great List Re-implementation: initial draft/exploration
# This file contains some work-in-progress bottom-up design work for the GLR.
# All types and operators introduced are prefixed with GLR, so there are no
# conflicts with those in core (the GLR prefix has even been used where there
# isn't anything in core to conflict with, to make clear what's being added).
# There's no syntax sugar, but rather explanations of what some syntax will
# desugar to are included. The various MAIN subs do tests to check correctness
# and various benchmarks to compare with what we have in Rakudo today.
# Up-front summary:
# * (1, 2, 3) makes a List; there is no Parcel. List supports laziness and