You are talking about "bytecode",
and there exists
ByteLoader/
B::Bytecode, but it is
HIGHLY EXPERIMENTAL. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK (note the caveats).
Once it becomes stable perl might start caching bytecode,
but chances are it will never happen with perl5 as we know it
(but it probably will with perl5 under parrot, aka
ponie).
Why? I don't know, but my guess is as good as any. Take your pick
- didn't think of it early enough
- not enough funding
- not enough interest
- general perl5 maintenance cruft
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