Introduce a new execution engine and IR using atomic instructions

This commit changes the internal intermediate representation used to run Pine programs, introducing a new compiler for that IR and a corresponding execution engine.
One immediate benefit was an improvement in runtime efficiency: In workloads parsing Elm module syntax, I saw a more than 30 percent reduction in response times for larger files.
Another benefit is improved performance profiling. The count of instructions performed is now a better proxy for runtime expenses than the previous interpreter, where each instruction could contain a subexpression tree of arbitrary size.
This switch to an IR with flat/atomic instructions makes it easier to further compile to IRs like WebAssembly or .NET CIL.

implement/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -38,24 +38,27 @@ Expand the Elm compiler and core libraries to support `Float` literals and `Stri
 + Added a framework to integrate the various interfaces we want to use in command-line interface applications (`Platform.CommandLineApp`), including stdIn/stdOut/stdErr streams and environment variables.
 + Introduced the `pine  run` command as a common way to run an app.
 
-## 2024-10-26 - Added VSCode Extension and Language Server
+## 2024-10-26 - Added VS Code Extension and Language Server
 
-Published the first version of the Elm developer tools VSCode extension, with a command to format Elm modules.
+Published the first version of the Elm developer tools VS Code extension, with a command to format Elm modules.
 
-## 2024-12-08 - Expanded VSCode Extension and Language Server
+## 2024-12-08 - Expanded VS Code Extension and Language Server
 
 + Added feature: Completions: Shows completion suggestions matching the current context
 + Added feature: Hover tips: Shows type annotations and documentation for a type alias, module, custom type or function
 
-## 2024-12-15 - Expanded VSCode Extension and Language Server
+## 2024-12-15 - Expanded VS Code Extension and Language Server
 
 + Added feature: 'Go to Definition'
 
-## 2024-12-19 - Expanded VSCode Extension and Language Server
+## 2024-12-19 - Expanded VS Code Extension and Language Server
 
 + Added feature: 'Find All References'
 
-## 2024-12-22 - Expanded VSCode Extension and Language Server
+## 2024-12-22 - Expanded VS Code Extension and Language Server
 
 + Added feature: 'Rename Symbol'
 
+## 2025-01-03 - Introduced New Execution Engine And IR
+
++ Changed the internal intermediate representation used to run Pine programs, introducing a new compiler for that IR and a corresponding execution engine.

implement/Pine.Core/KernelFunction.cs

@@ -624,6 +624,13 @@ public static PineValue bit_shift_left(PineValue value)
             return PineValue.EmptyList;
         }
 
+        return bit_shift_left(shiftCount, blobValue);
+    }
+
+    public static PineValue bit_shift_left(
+        BigInteger shiftCount,
+        PineValue.BlobValue blobValue)
+    {
         var offsetBytes = (int)(shiftCount / 8);
         var offsetBits = (int)(shiftCount % 8);
 
@@ -669,6 +676,13 @@ public static PineValue bit_shift_right(PineValue value)
             return PineValue.EmptyList;
         }
 
+        return bit_shift_right(shiftCount, blobValue);
+    }
+
+    public static PineValue bit_shift_right(
+        BigInteger shiftCount,
+        PineValue.BlobValue blobValue)
+    {
         var offsetBytes = (int)(shiftCount / 8);
         var offsetBits = (int)(shiftCount % 8);