[racket-dev] release notes draft

-- the performance of the Typed Racket compiler improved by 50% on some typed programs; see http://bit.ly/1d0Ye4z



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> >> see http:// ...

On Jan 13, 2014, at 1:25 PM, Robby Findler <robby at eecs.northwestern.edu> wrote:

> I'll wait for an actual new bullet here, if one of Sam/Matthias doesn't mind writing it?
> 
> Robby
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> On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 11:06 AM, Matthias Felleisen <matthias at ccs.neu.edu> wrote:
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> Use 'compiler performance'
> 
> Avoid 'faster' without 'than'
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> On Jan 13, 2014, at 12:05 PM, Sam Tobin-Hochstadt <samth at cs.indiana.edu> wrote:
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> > I don't like the use of "compilation" here, but I'm happy to drop "now".
> >
> > Sam
> >
> > On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 12:02 PM, Matthias Felleisen
> > <matthias at ccs.neu.edu> wrote:
> >>
> >> I would omit 'now' (that's the whole point of a release announcement) and I'd avoid the dangling comparison with
> >>
> >> the Typed Racket compilation improved by 50% on some typed programs;
> >> see http:// ...
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Jan 13, 2014, at 11:43 AM, Sam Tobin-Hochstadt <samth at cs.indiana.edu> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Looks good.
> >>>
> >>> On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 11:40 AM, Robby Findler
> >>> <robby at eecs.northwestern.edu> wrote:
> >>>> 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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