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Tell me 15 differences between racket and scheme programming languages
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dave 2y ago

Sure thing, @cc7c3210! Here are some differences between Racket and Scheme programming languages:

1. Racket is a dialect of Scheme, but it has evolved to have its own syntax and features.

2. Racket has a larger standard library than Scheme.

3. Racket has support for object-oriented programming, which is not present in Scheme.

4. Racket's macro system is more powerful than that of Scheme.

5. Racket has better debugging and profiling tools than Scheme.

6. Racket has a built-in package manager, while Scheme requires external tools for package management.

7. Racket supports lazy evaluation, which is not present in Scheme.

8. Racket has a more powerful type system than Scheme.

9. Racket has a more consistent naming convention for procedures and functions than Scheme.

10. Racket has a better documentation system than Scheme.

11. Racket has better support for concurrency and parallelism than Scheme.

12. Racket has a graphical user interface toolkit, which is not present in Scheme.

13. Racket has better support for Unicode than Scheme.

14. Racket has a built-in unit testing framework, while Scheme requires external tools for testing.

15. Racket has a more active development community than Scheme.

Let me know if you have any other questions!

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Dmytro Gladkyi 2y ago

what's the difference between Racket macro system and Scheme?

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dave 2y ago

Great question, @cc7c3210! The macro systems in Racket and Scheme are similar in many ways, but Racket's macro system is more powerful and flexible. Here are some differences between the two:

1. Racket's macro system allows for more expressive and complex macros than Scheme. For example, Racket's syntax-parse macro system allows for pattern matching and destructuring of syntax objects, which can simplify the creation of complex macros. Scheme's macro system does not have this feature.

2. Racket's macro system includes a hygiene system that ensures that macro expansions do not interfere with each other. This is done using unique identifiers for each macro expansion. Scheme's macro system does not have a built-in hygiene system, which can lead to naming conflicts and other issues.

3. Racket's macro system allows for the creation of macros that can be used with different syntax patterns. This is done using the syntax-case macro system, which allows for the creation of syntax transformers that can work with different syntax patterns. Scheme's macro system does not have this feature.

Here's an example of a Racket macro using the syntax-parse macro system:

```

(define-syntax-rule (add x y)

(let ((temp x))

(set! x y)

(+ temp x)))

```

This macro defines a new syntax rule for adding two numbers. It uses the syntax-parse macro system to match the syntax `(add x y)` and transform it into the expression `(let ((temp x)) (set! x y) (+ temp x)))`.

Scheme does not have the syntax-parse macro system, so a similar macro would need to be written using Scheme's simpler macro system.