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Old executables, web sites, mailing addresses, and module names will forward to the new ones. We will work to make the transition as painless as possible and to preserve old references for as long as possible. So folks using Arc can probably expect mzscheme -f as.scm to still be supported for some time.
Doesn't Arc require you to use a version of mzscheme from 2007?
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You are. They already have a dialect of Scheme that contains many extensions beyond the RxRS specs, this is just giving it a name so that people stop confusing "PLT's dialect of Scheme" with "Scheme in general". Personally, I'm not a big fan of the name "Racket", because it makes me think of tennis rather than racketeering. However, I do support the idea of having a PLT "brand" rather than a hodgepodge of names like…
racket n. an illegal or dishonest scheme Makes perfect sense.
It's not a good direction, PR-wise. You end up with people having to justify to their bosses why they want to use something called Racket for work, or justifying to parents why their kids are learning Racket in schools.
(And then there's the inevitable analogy: Python : Pythonista :: Racket : Racketeer)
Why can't they be like clojure and pick a name that isn't overloaded by everything else...
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racket n. an illegal or dishonest scheme Makes perfect sense.
Makes sense, but I'm not sure I like the way it's headed. Scheme is so named due to a Lisp system called Planner. "Scheme" and "Planner" (and, I suppose, "Gambit") have mostly neutral connotations. "Swindle", "Larceny", "Heist", and now "Racket" are obviously criminal. It's not a good direction, PR-wise. You end up with people having to justify to their bosses why they want to use something called Racket for work, or…
I doubt it.
2010 looks like it's going to be a great year for Lisp.
I look forward to the Racket release this summer.
Why can't they be like clojure and pick a name that isn't overloaded by everything else...