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Racket is a descendant of Scheme. How is Racket different than R6RS? What did it add, or take away, or is just different? I understand that Racket is more than a language, it’s a platform for languages. But I’m referring to the main Racket dialect. 6 Answers 6
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Reading Paul Graham’s essays on programming languages one would think that Lisp macros are the only way to go. As a busy developer, working on other platforms, I have not had the privilege of using Lisp macros. As someone who wants to understand the buzz, please explain what makes this feature so powerful. Please also … Read more
