Racket

Summary

Racket is a general-purpose, multi-paradigm programming language derived from Scheme. It features a diverse ecosystem, powerful macro system, and is designed for language-oriented programming, enabling the creation of domain-specific languages.

Paradigms

functional, imperative, object-oriented, meta-programming, language-oriented, reflective

Domains

education, web development

Key Features

first-class functions, closures, macros, pattern matching, modules, reflection, meta-programming, REPL, interactive development, native FFI

Typing

dynamic system, strong typing, partial inference, runtime checking, conservative type coercion, optional type annotations

Compilation

compiled, interpreted with JIT compilation

Influenced By

Scheme, Lisp

Ratings

File extensions

rkt, rktd, rktl, scrbl

External Links

• Racket official site
• Racket jobs at Devjobsscanner
• r/Racket subreddit
• Trending GitHub repositories