Racket: swing it, shout it, shoot it we don't care as long as you programmed it first.
Robby On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 3:56 PM, Matthew Flatt <mflatt at cs.utah.edu> wrote: > At Mon, 7 Jun 2010 14:57:56 -0400, Sam Tobin-Hochstadt wrote: >> Right now, the main Racket web page says just "Racket is a programming >> language". ?Even though we didn't come to an agreement on great text >> to put there, I think just about anything would be better than that. >> What about just using the line from the old web page: "Racket is an >> innovative programming language that builds on a rich academic and >> practical tradition"? > > Between those options, I still prefer "Racket is a programming > language", but I'd be happier with something better. > > > Isn't every decent, modern language built on an academic and practical > tradition? I'm not saying that I can do any better in one sentence. In > fact, I think we should use that space on the page for a vacuous > statement, but one that's short, catchy, and slogan-like --- more > blatantly content-free to move the reader along. > > "Racket is a programming language" clarifies that the page is about a > programming language without getting in the way of the rest of the > page's sales pitch. A slogan could do the same job and would look more > natural than a simple statement of fact. A sentence in the style of a > paper abstract looks more traditional, but to me it too directly > exposes us for the advertising novices that we are. > > I'll accept the result if I'm outvoted, but there's my rationale. > > _________________________________________________ > ?For list-related administrative tasks: > ?http://lists.racket-lang.org/listinfo/dev >
