[plt-scheme] Re: racket, what the hell?

On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 19:49, Benjamin L. Russell
<DekuDekuplex at yahoo.com>wrote:

> "Paulo J. Matos" <pocmatos at gmail.com>
> writes:
>
> > On Sat, 2010-03-27 at 13:44 -0400, Skeptic . wrote:
> >>
> >> Please tell me this is some kind of bad joke :
> http://www.plt-racket.org/  !
> >
> > I actually find it a good idea. You should read:
> > http://list.cs.brown.edu/pipermail/plt-dev/2010-February/002233.html
>
> >From "Racket (formerly PLT Scheme)" (see
> http://www.plt-racket.org/new-name.html):
>
> > The name Racket meets some basic criteria:
> > it isn’t used already, it’s easy to pronounce and spell, and it has a
> > vague connection to the word “scheme.” Mostly, though, we just like
> > it.
>
> However, according to Merriam-Webster Online (see
> http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/racket):
>
>
"*1* *:* a lightweight implement that consists of a netting (as of nylon)
stretched in a usually oval open frame with a handle[...]"

Lightweigth implement: that makes perfect sense wrt to scheme core language

Some worries though:
- Will frame%s be oval now?
- Will we have access to mentioned handle?
- Will PLaneT be renamed "nylon"?

Laurent
P.S. : I personally don't like much the Racket name, especially when I think
about talking about it in front of students, but I suppose that's a bit
late... Maybe I'll get used to it.
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