There is a precedent for hosting other languages on top of Racket by compiling their syntax down to Racket. What got me thinking other languages on Racket was Shriram’s P4P article, and also to some degree a discussion surrounding Gambit’s SIX. It got me wondering…
Would PLT have anything to gain from providing a non-parenthesized language created specifically for Racket? What I mean is take Racket, remove the stuff too hard to do without parens, and offer that up as an “official” Racket language. This is not the same as implementing Java on Racket.
How difficult would it be to “come up with” such a language? I’m totally ignorant regarding language design. Would it be interesting… or boring and a waste of time?
Tag: Racket
A Proposal Against Parentheses in Racket
P4P:
This document proposes an alternate syntax for Racket. It reduces the parenthetical burden, makes the language appear more traditional, and respects indentation, though not in the way you think. It does all this while retaining the essence of Racket syntax, and even offering a high degree of tool reuse.
(via Racket-users)
Updated DrSync to Racket
Just posted the updated version of DrSync for Racket on PlaneT.
Okasaki's Purely Functional Data Structures in Typed Racket
A library of purely functional data structures in Typed Racket. Data structures in the library are based on Chris Okasaki’s book Purely Functional Data Structures, work by Phil Bagwell and others
(via racket)
Geiser: A New Emacs-Scheme Interaction Mode
Here is the announcement for a new Emacs-Scheme interaction mode that already works with PLT and Guile, and will probably soon be working with Ikarus, too.