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Racket Compiler and Runtime Status

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Re: Racket Compiler and Runtime Status

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It is a very multi-dimensional issue. While all these languages belong to the same family, they also take some time to learn, and each has its specific strengths. It is probably very helpful to think about what matters most to you, and pick what matches your needs best for the first language. Here some axes of distinction: 1. supported programming styles 2. support for concurrency 3. performance of generated code and…

Nice article. I think using Racket shoud be avoided because of its problematic community. I've had disgusting experiences interacting with people from Racket community in the past, but so far I thought I was the only one. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem that way. Recently, a computer Scientist Leandro Facchinetti described in his video his ugly experiences with top people in Racket community. The experience was such t…

You should take that to the Racket community, I do not feel it is appropriate to discuss that here where the people you talk about do probably not know what is said about them.

Re: Racket Compiler and Runtime Status

#102
post #100
post #86

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It is a very multi-dimensional issue. While all these languages belong to the same family, they also take some time to learn, and each has its specific strengths. It is probably very helpful to think about what matters most to you, and pick what matches your needs best for the first language. Here some axes of distinction: 1. supported programming styles 2. support for concurrency 3. performance of generated code and…

Nice article. I think using Racket shoud be avoided because of its problematic community. I've had disgusting experiences interacting with people from Racket community in the past, but so far I thought I was the only one. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem that way. Recently, a computer Scientist Leandro Facchinetti described in his video his ugly experiences with top people in Racket community. The experience was such t…

is this you? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25941867
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