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 <sa...@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 > <ro...@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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