Racket's Chez Scheme backend, which is the default for several years is faster than python and ruby, and raco distribute gets you a smallish package with just y

Racket's Chez Scheme backend, which is the default for several years is faster than python and ruby, and raco distribute gets you a smallish package with just your program, portable to the major OSes. Smallish = 40mb, which is probably comparable to other dynamic lands that don't come preinstalled. I find the "I tried it years ago and it wasn't as nice then, so I'm not gonna look at it again" attitude quote off-putting. It's the same reason Java still gets so much hate after over a decade since Java 8. I agree that CL and Closure probably has more real world shipped products. However, if you are considering a newer and smaller ecosystem like Janet... you owe it to yourself to look at Racket with fresh eyes.