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The legacy libraries and languages are maintained but not promoted. For example... "Do not use #lang scheme to start new projects; #lang racket is the preferre

The legacy libraries and languages are maintained but not promoted. For example... "Do not use #lang scheme to start new projects; #lang racket is the preferred language." If #lang racket could go the way of #lang scheme, then it is harder for me to justify investing my time in #lang racket now.

neilv 7y ago
I no longer think that `#lang racket` will be allowed to become a second-class citizen. The reason is: I think it's become glaringly obvious, to everyone, that a large percentage of Racketeers (including some of the educators) have no interest in any non-sexp language. If it were forced, the community would fork, in some way. Matthew Flatt, for example, is a really first-rate developer, and of goodwill, and has some understanding of this. I speculate it could take a month before any new discussion. People on academic calendars might be getting in a little vacation after the summer conference schedule, and then ramping up the new school year in a few weeks.