* Typed Racket is 50% faster when type checking some programs. For example: http://bit.ly/1d0Ye4z
Sam On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 1:25 PM, Robby Findler <ro...@eecs.northwestern.edu> wrote: > I'll wait for an actual new bullet here, if one of Sam/Matthias doesn't mind > writing it? > > Robby > > > On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 11:06 AM, Matthias Felleisen <matth...@ccs.neu.edu> > wrote: >> >> >> Use 'compiler performance' >> >> Avoid 'faster' without 'than' >> >> >> >> On Jan 13, 2014, at 12:05 PM, Sam Tobin-Hochstadt <sa...@cs.indiana.edu> >> wrote: >> >> > I don't like the use of "compilation" here, but I'm happy to drop "now". >> > >> > Sam >> > >> > On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 12:02 PM, Matthias Felleisen >> > <matth...@ccs.neu.edu> wrote: >> >> >> >> I would omit 'now' (that's the whole point of a release announcement) >> >> and I'd avoid the dangling comparison with >> >> >> >> the Typed Racket compilation improved by 50% on some typed programs; >> >> see http:// ... >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Jan 13, 2014, at 11:43 AM, Sam Tobin-Hochstadt >> >> <sa...@cs.indiana.edu> wrote: >> >> >> >>> Looks good. >> >>> >> >>> On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 11:40 AM, Robby Findler >> >>> <ro...@eecs.northwestern.edu> wrote: >> >>>> How about this bullet: >> >>>> >> >>>> * Typed Racket is now 50% faster when type checking some programs. >> >>>> For example: http://bit.ly/1d0Ye4z >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 9:56 AM, Sam Tobin-Hochstadt >> >>>> <sa...@cs.indiana.edu> >> >>>> wrote: >> >>>>> >> >>>>> The graph is at: >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> http://drdr.racket-lang.org/28051/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-test/tests/typed-racket/succeed/new-metrics.rkt >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Sam >> >>>>> >> >>>>> On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 10:39 AM, Robby Findler >> >>>>> <ro...@eecs.northwestern.edu> wrote: >> >>>>>> 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. 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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. >> >>>>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>> _________________________ >> >>> Racket Developers list: >> >>> http://lists.racket-lang.org/dev >> >> >> > _________________________ Racket Developers list: http://lists.racket-lang.org/dev