On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 6:43 PM, Matthias Felleisen <matth...@ccs.neu.edu> wrote:
> > On Apr 14, 2016, at 9:06 AM, Rusi Mody <rustompm...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > 2. I am interested in creating environments such as python's numpy, ipython > etc. Is it possible/easy to build on (steal!) DrRacket environment to make > - new REPLs > - new environments > > > > Yes. I’d start by reading ‘Revenge of the Son of the Lisp Machine.’ > > Looks good thanks! > Used PC-Scheme many years ago... and then guile for a bit... > Pleasant coming back to scheme! > > Some questions: > > 1. I am not able to clearly make out what the different semantics of the > different teachpacks are. Would like summaries > > - for an old schemer (myself) > - new people I am coaching > > > > I am not sure what you mean. For someone who used PC Scheme (welcome > back!) I’d recommend scanning real quick through HtDP/2e: > > http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/matthias/HtDP2e/index.html > > That’ll give you an idea how we use teachpacks to provide functionality > that the teaching dialects (severely restricted versions of Racket) lack. > > Finding a good capsule is hard... I find it here https://books.google.co.in/books?id=Eg1Tu9Ds8ugC&lpg=PP1&dq=how%20to%20design%20programs&pg=PR28#v=onepage&q=teachpack&f=false pg xxvii. Is there a web reference?? My blog post on the state of CS edu wrt FP: http://blog.languager.org/2015/06/functional-programming-moving-target.html would be helped by such a reference :-) -- http://www.the-magus.in http://blog.languager.org -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Racket Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to racket-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
