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positiveSYS.SOURCE: Pointers Gone Wild2026-09-05T12:32:06Z

Optimizing Rust Value Representation with 64-Bit Tagging for 17% Interpreter Speed Boost

Replacing a Rust enum with a 64-bit tagged value representation improved Plush interpreter performance by 17% through low-bit tagging optimizations. The new scheme uses 64-bit words to encode integers, pointers, and immediates while maintaining fast equality comparisons and reducing memory overhead.

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