rl-next.md: Minor improvement

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* A new function `builtins.readFileType` is available. It is similar to * A new function `builtins.readFileType` is available. It is similar to
`builtins.readDir` but acts on a single file or directory. `builtins.readDir` but acts on a single file or directory.
* The `builtins.readDir` function has been optimized when encountering unknown * The `builtins.readDir` function has been optimized when encountering not-yet-known
file types from POSIX's `readdir`. In such cases the type of each file is/was file types from POSIX's `readdir`. In such cases the type of each file is/was
discovered by making multiple syscalls. This change makes these operations discovered by making multiple syscalls. This change makes these operations
lazy such that these lookups will only be performed if the attribute is used. lazy such that these lookups will only be performed if the attribute is used.
This optimization effects a minority of filesystems and operating systems. This optimization affects a minority of filesystems and operating systems.