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Has anyone used Racket for a long running application server? Last I remember it did not have native threads (ie, it could only use one core), and I don't know about it's reliability compared to something like the JVM.
But, in any case, Racket can use multiple cores, though the APIs for doing so are different than conventional threading APIs.
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For some reason, Butterick is averse to both making a PDF available and to responsive design. Perhaps — as a typographer and book designer — he prefers to control how the layout looks even if it means it looks bad on smaller screens. From the FAQ: * Will you ever release this book as a PDF or e-book? No. * Do you plan to optimize this book for mobile? No.
I could care less for a PDF - but epub is a pretty useful format for actually reading a book. And a Kindle book is also rather nice (mostly due to kindle syncing location in the books across devices etc - I would prefer to buy ebooks without the DRM, as there's the worry one will lose access for various technical or business reasons). And I'd like an offline copy - I do sometimes read in places without Internet acces…
> I concede that the thumping noise is better for you with a paperback. But otherwise, the web-based book is better for everyone. The author's style seems to be very opinionated and blunt, and I appreciate that, but a web-based book is not better for me. The reasons listed are great examples of the benefits of web-based books, but I do not find web-based books readable. I read the FAQ, and I get it: he's not…
Have you considered an eReader such as the Amazon Paperwhite?
> I concede that the thumping noise is better for you with a paperback. But otherwise, the web-based book is better for everyone. The author's style seems to be very opinionated and blunt, and I appreciate that, but a web-based book is not better for me. The reasons listed are great examples of the benefits of web-based books, but I do not find web-based books readable. I read the FAQ, and I get it: he's not…
Good documentation is hard to find and having a physical copy means that I it will be available to me for decades. Almost 20 years ago I picked up a hardbound copy of "The C++ Standard Library: A Tutorial and Reference" by Nicolai Josuttis and it is still something I love having within arms reach of my keyboard.
That's perfect :)
Looks like an interesting book. And, on my surface pro, it's pretty. It's not very readable, as it is only dark-on-light, high contrast -- I prefer "night mode" for reading long-form. And it's unreadable on my Android device (both Firefox and Chrome), due not being a responsive design - the text is simply too small to read. For comparison I've read a handful of books on my Android - both epub and Kindle. A minimal te…
Cool. I'm always game for a good discussion of DSL's and Lisp (Racket). But what struck me immediately was the quality of the "Why Lisp Why Racket" essay. This is probably the most compelling that I've seen as it gets specific and cites near-term benefits – not just the elitist "it's good for you" or "it'll make you smarter" stuff. Nicely done.
Question for someone experienced with Racket: does Racket offer immutable/persistent data structures?
Perhaps relatedly, as a scheme(-like), it is tail recursive, implying infnite recursion and can be used in a near-purely-functional way if desired.
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I don't know. It looks non-functional and ugly to me. https://i.imgur.com/DmPKqhM.png This is in contrast to something like nytimes.com which is really well designed.
Are you using Firefox? I see the same black box in Firefox too (which is actually an SVG inside an tag), but in Chrome, it renders fine: https://imgur.com/a/NdvKN
svg {background: rgb(1.0,1.0,1.0)}
