Vadim Belman

I have updated the related PR. Some parts of the inital proposal are now dropped off. I would rewrite it when have time.

> I don't like this at all. @larry spec'd `::` as searching both lexical and package space for good reason. Actually, `STATIC_CHAIN` is lexical lookup. It doesn't include dynamic symbols...

**Everything in this note is about 6.e version of `PseudoStash`.** Since I'm basically done with PR rakudo/rakudo#4495, I'd like to sum up changes it introduces. Eventually, I had to drop...

I would like to share my latest thoughts on this subject based on own experience. For a very long time it is assumed that speed is the main problem of...

My point is not about wether they're real or not. It is about newbie reaction to all this. So, the strategy must also do something about returning to people, letting...

@AlexDaniel the final statement of my previous comment is the only proposal I see. Priority should be given to bug fixing. No other solution, considering the lack of resources. I'm...

@lizmat if I get things right, sparse arrays are backed by `List` implementation? So far, as I consider this thread, the idea of a special type to represent non-existent slots...

> The only difference with the current setup, is that the value of `:exists` changes for the elements initialized with `Nil`. As far as I understand, not only existence status...

Just speculating on general feasibility of the feature. I traced the logic of creating an array from the grammar down to the `Array` class. The good news: perhaps it wouldn't...

As I was requested for a problem-solving ticket on IRC today, I decided to summarize what I have thought out about the `Hole` class approach. `Hole` is an entity which,...