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Description:
Modern programming language in the Lisp/Scheme family

Type: Cask | Latest Version: 9.0@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | @racketlang | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: racket scheme lisp programming-language dsl functional

Install: brew install --cask racket

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.

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)

Use Cases:

Programming language research and education
Building custom languages and tools for specific problem domains
Developing robust, functional-first applications

Alternatives:

Clojure – JVM-based, focuses on concurrency and immutable data structures for practical application development
Common Lisp – Older standard with multiple implementations, less unified tooling but more historical baggage
Guile – The GNU project's extension language, designed primarily as an embedded scripting engine

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Aug 22, 2025 4:44am	8.18	0	VERSION_BUMP	79442230