Introduce %EXPANSION, optimize LET-SYMBOL #226
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This gives a ~20% speed boost by making ~60% fewer calls to MACROEXPAND.
Here's a breakdown:
Graph (linear scale):

Graph (log scale):

Speedups using LuaJIT:
current:
new:
I was going to show node speedups as well (equally significant) but I'm being pulled away from the computer for the moment.