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stmuk committed Apr 2, 2016
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Some of the new compiler features since the last Rakudo Star release include:

* Much improved REPL with multi-line support.
* Native string arrays.
* Values in the environment value hash are now allomorphic.
* Blob is now a proper value type.
* A big amount of efficiency improvements for both time and memory.
* Many Time & Memory efficiency improvements including faster accessor/mutators.
* Can now uninstall modules.
* Modules can now be shared between rakudo versions.
* The usual assortment of bug fixes and error message improvements.

Notable changes in modules shipped with Rakudo Star:

* Bailador: removed and available in the ecosystem.
* ufo: removed and available in the ecosystem.
* Native::Resources: helper for native code added.
* DBIish: Many fixes, oracle support, stuff.
* DBIish: Better Oracle & Postgres support, more GLRish API and many other fixes.
* Shell::Command: deprecated "which".
* more stuff
* Panda: Fix issues with paths containing spaces, '--help' option added etc.
* And much more

There are some key features of Perl 6 that Rakudo Star does not yet
handle appropriately, although they will appear in upcoming releases.
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