It would be nice if the docs url were functional. -- Matthias
On Jan 11, 2014, at 9:27 PM, Robby Findler wrote: > Below is the latest release notes draft. Comments? > > Robby > > > > Racket has a new package system, including a catalog of already available > packages. Please visit > > http://pkgs.racket-lang.org/ > > for an overview. > > Recent releases included the "beta" versions of the package system. > Racket version 6.0 incorporates many improvements suggested by these > preliminary experiences: > > * A package is treated as a single collection by default, so it is even > easier to use a Github repository as a package. Get started quickly: > http://docs.racket-lang.org/pkg/getting-started.html > > * DrRacket includes a new package manager GUI, which is also available > as a stand-alone program via the "gui-pkg-manager" package. > > * The main Racket distribution has been broken into about 200 packages. An > installation starts with Minimal Racket and then adds these bundled > packages. > > Alternatively, you may now install a Minimal Racket distribution --- > which is about 1/10 the size of the main distribution --- and add only > those packages that you need. > > * Package installation supports pre-built packages that include > compiled byte code and rendered documentation, meaning packages can be > installed quickly when built versions are a available. All packages in > the main distribution are available in pre-built form. > > Further improvements are in the works, including package documentation on > the package-catalog web site. > > COMPATIBILITY NOTE: PLaneT will remain in place for the foreseeable future, > but we expect all package work to shift to the new system. > > Beyond the package system, this release brings a number of other changes: > > * Racket's HTML documentation has a new and improved look, thanks to > Matthew Butterick. > > * Racket's JIT compiler supports the ARM architecture. > > * Racket supports the Mac's Retina display mode. > > * The profiler provides a new mode that uses the errortrace library to > produce fine-grained profiles. > > * A new contract profiler reports how much time programs spend checking > contracts, and which contracts are most expensive. > > * The math/flonum library exports fast 105-bit precision operations. > > * Check Syntax handles generated identifiers, especially those > introduced by struct (e.g. field selectors) and Redex (e.g., e_1, e_2) > > * 2htdp/batch-io includes functions for dealing with html/xml in files and > web sites as X-expressions plus conveniences for web-based graph > traversals. > > _________________________ > Racket Developers list: > http://lists.racket-lang.org/dev
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