Re: [racket-users] Keeping my mind sharp

2019-05-11 Thread 'John Clements' via Racket Users



> On May 11, 2019, at 07:15, Josh Rubin  wrote:
> 
> Some people in their 60's do crossword puzzles to keep their mind sharp. I 
> want to return to compiler hacking. I have experience with the ideas and code 
> from many old compilers - MIT MacLisp and Rabbit (the grandfather of all 
> Schemes), David Betz's Xscheme (shout out!), Texas Instruments Scheme. My 
> 1980's home-brew byte-code compiler passed compliance tests and ran large 
> existing Scheme programs. PLT Scheme existed but I never used it.

Welcome!
> 
> I want to run some of my old code and learn Racket at the same time. There 
> will be problems: my declining technical chops, defmacro, and name 
> collisions. I haven't programmed in many years. I haven't even written Hello 
> World for Racket yet. I must be a fool.

Doubtful!

> 
> Is it feasible to use Racket to create an environment for my old scheme code?

Yes!
> 
> What forums/mailing-lists should I join? Will Google Groups continue to exist?

This one!
> 
> I welcome any tips you might have.

Ah, now there you’ve got me. Oh here’s one: come to RacketCon?


John Clements

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[racket-users] Keeping my mind sharp

2019-05-11 Thread Josh Rubin
Some people in their 60's do crossword puzzles to keep their mind sharp. I 
want to return to compiler hacking. I have experience with the ideas and 
code from many old compilers - MIT MacLisp and Rabbit (the grandfather of 
all Schemes), David Betz's Xscheme (shout out!), Texas Instruments Scheme. 
My 1980's home-brew byte-code compiler passed compliance tests and ran 
large existing Scheme programs. PLT Scheme existed but I never used it.

I want to run some of my old code and learn Racket at the same time. There 
will be problems: my declining technical chops, defmacro, and name 
collisions. I haven't programmed in many years. I haven't even written 
Hello World for Racket yet. I must be a fool.

Is it feasible to use Racket to create an environment for my old scheme 
code?

What forums/mailing-lists should I join? Will Google Groups continue to 
exist?

I welcome any tips you might have.

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