Okay, new version below. Thanks! If there is a drdr graph that shows the 50% jump, I'd like to add that pointer into the notes in the bullet you added, eg:
* Typed Racket is now 50% faster when type checking some large programs. See, for example: http://drdr.racket-lang.org/...../bigfile.rkt Robby Racket 5.92 has a new package system, including a catalog of hundreds of already-available packages. Please visit http://pkgs.racket-lang.org/ for an overview of the packages. 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, available via the File|Package Manager ... menu item. The GUI is also available as a stand-alone program via the "gui-pkg-manager" package. * The main Racket distribution has been separated into about 200 packages. The Racket installer combines the core system with bundled versions of these 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, the previous Racket package system, 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. * Typed Racket is now 50% faster when type checking some large programs. * 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.
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