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Does anyone use Racket outside academia? Is it production ready (or friendly)? Especially Typed Racket.

by zerr 2y ago

MathMonkeyMan 2y ago
I've used it for some command line [tools][1]. Nothing running on production. Mostly programs that process programs or markup. I haven't used Typed Racket. [1]: https://github.com/dgoffredo?tab=repositories&q=&type=&language=racket https://github.com/dgoffredo?tab=repositories&q=&type=&langu...
spdegabrielle 2y ago
Racket has been used outside academia for years. Racket has been production ready for years. Here is a recent example https://blog.cloudflare.com/topaz-policy-engine-design/ https://blog.cloudflare.com/topaz-policy-engine-design/
procaryote 2y ago
I tried, it's a really nice language with almost no libraries so you end up reinventing the world every new thing you do. It's not really practical compared to arguably worse languages with better ecosystems
- velcrovan 2y ago
  It has a lot of libraries. Can you give some examples of the gaps you are talking about?
velcrovan 2y ago
I have one day of college under my belt and use Racket for all my personal projects, as well as in a few areas related to ERP systems professionally. I have found no compelling reason to use Typed Racket so far. [edit to clarify: I am not in college. I’m in my forties and have 25 years experience as an IT/programming/accounting generalist.]
Bogdanp 2y ago
I’ve used it for all kinds of production stuff over the years, from web to desktop and mobile apps.
- zerr 2y ago
  Interesting, how do you distribute/publish those apps?
  - Bogdanp 2y ago
    Web: create an executable distribution[1] and ship it to a server. Windows/Linux/macOS: same as web, using cross-compilation[5]. Additionally for macOS, embedded in a Swift app and distributed as a .dmg[2] and on the Mac App Store[3] iOS: embedded in a Swift app and distributed on the App Store[4]. [1]: https://docs.racket-lang.org/raco/exe-dist.html https://docs.racket-lang.org/raco/exe-dist.html [2]: https://franz.defn.io/ https://franz.defn.io/ [3]: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/franz-apache-kafka-client/id6470144907 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/franz-apache-kafka-client/id64... [4]: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/podcatcher-podcast-player/id6736467324 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/podcatcher-podcast-player/id67... [5]: https://docs.racket-lang.org/raco-cross/index.html https://docs.racket-lang.org/raco-cross/index.html
    - zerr 2y ago
      What UI framework did you use for mobile?
      - Bogdanp 2y ago
        It's SwiftUI. See [1] and [2]. [1]: https://github.com/Bogdanp/NoiseBackendExample https://github.com/Bogdanp/NoiseBackendExample [2]: https://github.com/Bogdanp/Noise https://github.com/Bogdanp/Noise
evdubs 2y ago
Yes. I've been using it for 8 years. It has been production ready that whole time. I am not a user of Typed/Racket; the contracts system works well. https://github.com/evdubs?tab=repositories&q=&type=&language=racket&sort=stargazers https://github.com/evdubs?tab=repositories&q=&type=&language...

Does anyone use Racket outside academia? Is it production ready (or friendly)? Especially Typed Racket.

by zerr 2y ago

Does anyone use Racket outside academia? Is it production ready (or friendly)? Especially Typed Racket.

I've used it for some command line [tools][1]. Nothing running on production. Mostly programs that process programs or markup. I haven't used Typed Racket. [1]: https://github.com/dgoffredo?tab=repositories&q=&type=&language=racket https://github.com/dgoffredo?tab=repositories&q=&type=&langu...

spdegabrielle 2y ago

Racket has been used outside academia for years. Racket has been production ready for years. Here is a recent example https://blog.cloudflare.com/topaz-policy-engine-design/ https://blog.cloudflare.com/topaz-policy-engine-design/

procaryote 2y ago

I tried, it's a really nice language with almost no libraries so you end up reinventing the world every new thing you do. It's not really practical compared to arguably worse languages with better ecosystems

velcrovan 2y ago
It has a lot of libraries. Can you give some examples of the gaps you are talking about?

velcrovan 2y ago

I have one day of college under my belt and use Racket for all my personal projects, as well as in a few areas related to ERP systems professionally. I have found no compelling reason to use Typed Racket so far. [edit to clarify: I am not in college. I’m in my forties and have 25 years experience as an IT/programming/accounting generalist.]

Bogdanp 2y ago

I’ve used it for all kinds of production stuff over the years, from web to desktop and mobile apps.

zerr 2y ago
Interesting, how do you distribute/publish those apps?
- Bogdanp 2y ago
  Web: create an executable distribution[1] and ship it to a server. Windows/Linux/macOS: same as web, using cross-compilation[5]. Additionally for macOS, embedded in a Swift app and distributed as a .dmg[2] and on the Mac App Store[3] iOS: embedded in a Swift app and distributed on the App Store[4]. [1]: https://docs.racket-lang.org/raco/exe-dist.html https://docs.racket-lang.org/raco/exe-dist.html [2]: https://franz.defn.io/ https://franz.defn.io/ [3]: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/franz-apache-kafka-client/id6470144907 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/franz-apache-kafka-client/id64... [4]: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/podcatcher-podcast-player/id6736467324 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/podcatcher-podcast-player/id67... [5]: https://docs.racket-lang.org/raco-cross/index.html https://docs.racket-lang.org/raco-cross/index.html
  - zerr 2y ago
    What UI framework did you use for mobile?
    - Bogdanp 2y ago
      It's SwiftUI. See [1] and [2]. [1]: https://github.com/Bogdanp/NoiseBackendExample https://github.com/Bogdanp/NoiseBackendExample [2]: https://github.com/Bogdanp/Noise https://github.com/Bogdanp/Noise

evdubs 2y ago

Yes. I've been using it for 8 years. It has been production ready that whole time. I am not a user of Typed/Racket; the contracts system works well. https://github.com/evdubs?tab=repositories&q=&type=&language=racket&sort=stargazers https://github.com/evdubs?tab=repositories&q=&type=&language...