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Re:A Friendly Introduction to Racket by AnimalMuppet on Saturday August 22, 2026 @04:01PM (#49403271)
Most? I question that.

In fact, what languages can you say do not have syntax rules?

Re:A Friendly Introduction to Racket by aobdev on Saturday August 22, 2026 @04:22PM (#49403506)
Python and Java do not have any similar constructs
Re:A Friendly Introduction to Racket by jibal on Saturday August 22, 2026 @04:43PM (#49403709)
syntax-rules refers specifically to Racket macros.

Since macros are a very important part of Racket, complaining that a friendly introduction mentions them is [insert non-friendly characterization].

Re:A Friendly Introduction to Racket by dented42 on Saturday August 22, 2026 @05:31PM (#49404061)
C, python, java, Fortran, ruby, Common Lisp, Haskell, go, zig (I think), forth, swift, cobol, pretty much any language that doesn’t directly descent from Scheme.