Description:
Modern programming language in the Lisp/Scheme family
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Type: Cask
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Latest Version: 9.3@0
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Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
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Links:
Homepage |
@racketlang |
formulae.brew.sh
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Category: Developer tools
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Tags:
racket
scheme
lisp
programming-language
dsl
functional
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Install:
brew install --cask racket
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About:
Racket is a comprehensive, multi-paradigm programming language and toolkit. It provides a robust platform for creating both scripts and full applications, featuring a powerful macro system and a rich ecosystem of libraries. Its primary value is enabling rapid development of domain-specific languages and exploring programming language design.
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Key Features:
- Powerful macro system for creating domain-specific languages (DSLs)
- Comprehensive IDE support via DrRacket
- Rich standard library and package ecosystem
- Multi-paradigm support (functional, object-oriented, imperative)
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Use Cases:
- Programming language research and education
- Building custom languages and tools for specific problem domains
- Developing robust, functional-first applications
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Alternatives:
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Clojure
– JVM-based, focuses on concurrency and immutable data structures for practical application development
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Common Lisp
– Older standard with multiple implementations, less unified tooling but more historical baggage
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Guile
– The GNU project's extension language, designed primarily as an embedded scripting engine
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| Aug 13, 2026 7:46pm |
9.3 |
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| May 28, 2026 5:45am |
9.2 |
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| Feb 24, 2026 7:30am |
9.1 |
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| Aug 22, 2025 4:44am |
8.18 |
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| Feb 11, 2024 4:14pm |
8.12 |
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| Nov 30, 2023 7:59am |
8.11.1 |
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f708c419 |
| Nov 14, 2023 11:19pm |
8.11 |
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| Feb 10, 2023 12:07am |
8.8 |
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| Nov 15, 2022 2:36am |
8.7 |
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| Aug 23, 2022 5:16pm |
8.6 |
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| Aug 15, 2022 1:32pm |
8.6 |
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| Aug 11, 2022 9:53am |
8.6 |
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