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Is it common to use the Racket IDE or is Emacs equally suitable? So anyone using Emacs to program in Racket Scheme?
by submeta 6y ago
Is it common to use the Racket IDE or is Emacs equally suitable? So anyone using Emacs to program in Racket Scheme?
- ywei3410 6y agoEmacs is fine; Racket mode is very good [1]; but DrRacket is worth a spin if you're unfamiliar with the language/ideas. [1] https://www.racket-mode.com/ https://www.racket-mode.com/
- JasonFruit 6y agoRacket's IDE is pretty good, but it doesn't match the pure editing facilities of Emacs, and racket-mode supplies similar functionality. I use exclusively Emacs for Racket, and other Scheme-like languages.
- cnasc 6y agoI find Emacs with racket-mode much better for editing, but DrRacket has some really nifty IDE features that racket-mode doesn’t have. I probably split 80/20 between them
- swatson741 6y agoDrRacket is a pretty good IDE but, it doesn't have the flexibility and consistency of Emacs. A lot learning material for Racket features the DrRacket IDE.
- Decabytes 6y agoI find it easier to trace errors in DrRacket than racket-mode, but use Emacs for 95% of my Racket coding
- spdegabrielle 6y agoAs the other commenters have mentioned, Racket Mode is excellent, especially racket-xp-mode: “An optional minor mode that enhances racket-mode to explain and explore code.” https://www.racket-mode.com/#racket_002dxp_002dmode https://www.racket-mode.com/#racket_002dxp_002dmode The other thing worth mentioning is Racketeers often use their favourite editor, only switching to DrRacket or Racket Mode when they need specific functionality.