[racket-dev] [plt-edu] Re: TeachScheme! wikipedia page update

From: Matthias Felleisen (matthias at ccs.neu.edu)
Date: Wed Jun 16 16:15:49 EDT 2010


I like TeachDesign.


On Jun 16, 2010, at 4:12 PM, Todd O'Bryan wrote:

> How about going someplace completely different?
>
> TeachDesign
> Data-Centric Program Design
> Programming Literacy for Teachers
>
> OK, those are just awful, but you get the idea.
>
> On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 2:10 PM, Robby Findler
> <robby at eecs.northwestern.edu> wrote:
>> It is unfortunate that the name "TeachScheme!" requires an immediate
>> explanation. :)
>>
>> Robby
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 1:00 PM, Matthias Felleisen
>> <matthias at ccs.neu.edu> wrote:
>>>
>>> Thanks for reminding me and for getting started.
>>>
>>> I have made small changes to the page (de-emphasizing Scheme some  
>>> more).
>>>
>>> The real question is whether we should abandon the name  
>>> TeachScheme! and
>>> move on. TeachRacket! comes to mind but Racketeering! and others are
>>> available, too.
>>>
>>> -- Matthias
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Jun 16, 2010, at 12:15 PM, John Clements wrote:
>>>
>>>> I beat on the TeachScheme! wikipedia page, with reasonable but  
>>>> not stellar
>>>> results.  In particular, sentences like "TeachScheme doesn't  
>>>> depend on
>>>> Scheme" become a bit more opaque after the Scheme->Racket  
>>>> substitution.
>>>>
>>>> Anyone else who feels like doing 5 minutes of outreach is welcome  
>>>> to edit
>>>> it.
>>>>
>>>> John
>>>>
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