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Re:Racket: Lisp for Learning by JoelMcCracken on Thursday August 08, 2019 @12:00PM (#20645705)
Why does the same conversation not come up when discussing typed racket? Is the introduction of a static type system really less culture-shaking than surface syntax?
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Re:Racket: Lisp for Learning by gus_massa on Thursday August 08, 2019 @12:57PM (#20646223)
The name "racket2" is too strong.
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Re:Racket: Lisp for Learning by Tomte on Thursday August 08, 2019 @03:28PM (#20647748)
I suppose because that's a niche dialect, an experiment if you will, not the anointed successor.
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