[racket-dev] release notes

* 2htdp/batch-io includes functions for reading html/xml 
  from files and URLs as X-expressions plus some conveniences 
  for designing web-oriented graph traversals. 



On Dec 20, 2013, at 8:26 AM, Matthew Flatt <mflatt at cs.utah.edu> wrote:

> I've pushed some HISTORY.txt and documentation updates.
> 
> Here are some draft blurbs for the release announcement:
> 
> At Thu, 19 Dec 2013 20:41:25 -0600, Robby Findler wrote:
>> Jay, Matthew: pkg improvements
>> [...]
>> Matthew, Robby: gui package manager
> 
> Racket has a new package system and a catalog of packages at
> 
> http://pkgs.racket-lang.org/
> 
> The package system was included as "beta" in recent releases, but
> version 6.0 brings many improvements:
> 
> * A package is treated by default as a single collection, so it's even
>   easier to use a Github repository as a package.
> 
> * DrRacket includes a new package manager GUI (which is also available
>   as a stand-alone program via the "gui-pkg-manager" package).
> 
> * The main Racket distribution has been broken into about 200
>   packages. When you install the main Racket distribution, you're
>   installing Minimal Racket plus those bundled packages.
> 
>   Alternatively, you can install a Minimal Racket distribution ---
>   which is about 1/10 the size of the main distribution --- and then
>   install just the packages that you want.
> 
> * Package installation now supports pre-built packages that include
>   compiled bytecode and rendered documentation, so that packages can
>   be installed quickly when built versions are a available. All
>   packages in the main distribution are available in pre-built form.
> 
> * Many improvements and bug fixes in the package system make package
>   management smoother, faster, and more reliable than ever.
> 
> Further improvements are in the works, including the addition of
> package documentation for browsing on the package-catalog web site.
> 
> The old PLaneT package system will remain in place for the foreseeable
> future, but we expect all package development and maintenance to shift
> to the new system.
> 
> 
>> Matthew Butterick: New docs formatting
> 
> * The Racket documentation in HTML form has a new and improved look,
>   thanks to Matthew Butterick.
> 
> 
>> Matthew: ARM JIT
> 
> * Racket's JIT compiler now supports ARM.
> 
> 
>> Matthew: Retina display support
> 
> * Retina display mode is now supported for Macs.
> 
> 
>> Ryan, Matthew: new .dlls included on Windows (is this visible to users? dll
>> hell anyone?)
> 
> Racket's DLLs are in a Racket-specific and installation-specific
> directory, so adding or changing DLLs is unlikely to affect other
> programs or installations.
> 
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