The encode and decode functions now return the value directly without
being wrapped in a tuple on success. If there is an error, it is
thrown. This is to more closely match the semantics of term_to_binary
and binary_to_term.
Any number that can't be decoded in C is now passed back
to Erlang for decoding.
Large numbers passed to the encoder will make it through
and be processed in Erlang after the main encoding
process.
* Refs became atoms to make sure they can live across calls
to the NIF functions.
* Initialized curr in decode so that I'm no longer pushing
random values into the Erlang VM.