[racket-dev] release notes draft

How about this bullet:

 * Typed Racket is now 50% faster when type checking some programs.
   For example: http://bit.ly/1d0Ye4z



On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 9:56 AM, Sam Tobin-Hochstadt
<samth at cs.indiana.edu>wrote:

> The graph is at:
>
> http://drdr.racket-lang.org/28051/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-test/tests/typed-racket/succeed/new-metrics.rkt
>
> Sam
>
> On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 10:39 AM, Robby Findler
> <robby at eecs.northwestern.edu> wrote:
> > Okay, new version below. Thanks!
> >
> > If there is a drdr graph that shows the 50% jump, I'd like to add that
> > pointer into the notes in the bullet you added, eg:
> >
> >  * Typed Racket is now 50% faster when type checking some large
> >    programs. See, for example:
> http://drdr.racket-lang.org/...../bigfile.rkt
> >
> > Robby
> >
> >
> > Racket 5.92 has a new package system, including a catalog of
> > hundreds of already-available packages. Please visit
> >
> >  http://pkgs.racket-lang.org/
> >
> > for an overview of the packages.
> >
> > Recent releases included the "beta" versions of the package system.
> > Racket version 6.0 incorporates many improvements suggested by these
> > preliminary experiences:
> >
> >  * A package is treated as a single collection by default, so it is even
> >    easier to use a Github repository as a package. Get started quickly:
> >      http://docs.racket-lang.org/pkg/getting-started.html
> >
> >  * DrRacket includes a new package manager GUI, available via the
> >    File|Package Manager ... menu item. The GUI is also available
> >    as a stand-alone program via the "gui-pkg-manager" package.
> >
> >  * The main Racket distribution has been separated into about 200
> >    packages. The Racket installer combines the core system with
> >    bundled versions of these packages.
> >
> >    Alternatively, you may now install a Minimal Racket distribution ---
> >    which is about 1/10 the size of the main distribution --- and add only
> >    those packages that you need.
> >
> >  * Package installation supports pre-built packages that include
> >    compiled byte code and rendered documentation, meaning packages can be
> >    installed quickly when built versions are a available. All packages in
> >    the main distribution are available in pre-built form.
> >
> > Further improvements are in the works, including package documentation on
> > the package-catalog web site.
> >
> > COMPATIBILITY NOTE: PLaneT, the previous Racket package system,
> > will remain in place for the foreseeable future, but we expect
> > all package work to shift to the new system.
> >
> > Beyond the package system, this release brings a number of other changes:
> >
> >  * Racket's HTML documentation has a new and improved look, thanks to
> >    Matthew Butterick.
> >
> >  * Racket's JIT compiler supports the ARM architecture.
> >
> >  * Racket supports the Mac's Retina display mode.
> >
> >  * Typed Racket is now 50% faster when type checking some large
> >    programs.
> >
> >  * The profiler provides a new mode that uses the errortrace library to
> >    produce fine-grained profiles.
> >
> >  * A new contract profiler reports how much time programs spend checking
> >    contracts, and which contracts are most expensive.
> >
> >  * The math/flonum library exports fast 105-bit precision operations.
> >
> >  * Check Syntax handles generated identifiers, especially those
> >    introduced by struct (e.g. field selectors) and Redex (e.g., e_1, e_2)
> >
> >  * 2htdp/batch-io includes functions for dealing with html/xml in files
> and
> >    web sites as X-expressions plus conveniences for web-based graph
> > traversals.
> >
>
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