Re:Future of Racket
by neilv on Wednesday August 07, 2019 @12:07PM
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I no longer think that `#lang racket` will be allowed to become a second-class citizen.
The reason is: I think it's become glaringly obvious, to everyone, that a large percentage of Racketeers (including some of the educators) have no interest in any non-sexp language. If it were forced, the community would fork, in some way.
Matthew Flatt, for example, is a really first-rate developer, and of goodwill, and has some understanding of this.
I speculate it could take a month before any new discussion. People on academic calendars might be getting in a little vacation after the summer conference schedule, and then ramping up the new school year in a few weeks.
The reason is: I think it's become glaringly obvious, to everyone, that a large percentage of Racketeers (including some of the educators) have no interest in any non-sexp language. If it were forced, the community would fork, in some way.
Matthew Flatt, for example, is a really first-rate developer, and of goodwill, and has some understanding of this.
I speculate it could take a month before any new discussion. People on academic calendars might be getting in a little vacation after the summer conference schedule, and then ramping up the new school year in a few weeks.