According to Jeff Clites:But it's nice to have stuff that a compiler can optimize away in a standard run, and maybe leave in place when running/compiling a debug version [...]
my $i is register;
I See A Great Need.
Except that makes things significantly sub-optimal in the face of continuations, since registers aren't preserved...
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Dan
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