On Nov 2, 2011, at 11:21 AM, Sam Tobin-Hochstadt wrote: > On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 11:06 AM, Eli Barzilay <e...@barzilay.org> wrote: > >> * The new db library offers a high-level, functional interface to >> popular relational database systems, including PostgreSQL, MySQL, >> and SQLite, as well as other systems via ODBC. > > I think this should go first, ahead of XREPL.
++1++ > >> * Typed Racket: >> - Typed Racket provides static performance debugging support to >> show which code gets optimized and point out code that does not. >> Use the "Performance Report" button. > > add "in DrRacket" at the end here. > >> - Function definitions with optional arguments now work. > > Replace with "Typed Racket now supports defining function with > optional arguments using the same syntax as Racket". > >> * Fixed several GUI problems. > > This should explicitly mention Ubuntu 11.10/GTK3, and go ahead of most > of the others. > >> * DrRacket comes with an experimental, on-line check syntax >> function. By default, it is turned off. To turn it on, right >> click on the red circle in the buttom right corner of the DrRacket >> window. Warning: turning this on makes DrRacket less stable. > > This belongs in the major items category -- it's certainly more > significant than the changes to Typed Racket, for example. > >> * The Algol language implementation is now available as other >> languages, use `#lang algol60' for Algol code. > > The "as" here is confusing. > >> * The `typed-scheme' collection was renamed to `typed-racket'. > > This doesn't even belong in the release notes -- it has no user-visible > impact. > -- > sam th > sa...@ccs.neu.edu > > _________________________________________________ > For list-related administrative tasks: > http://lists.racket-lang.org/listinfo/dev _________________________________________________ For list-related administrative tasks: http://lists.racket-lang.org/listinfo/dev
