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15:31 SingAlong: I'm built both racket and fluxus from the repo and now when i try to run fluxus, I get an error which complains that Xlib's glx extension is missing. I'm on ubuntu 10.10
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17:25 dfff: hi, I am trying to decide what new language to learn. I want it to be new and interesting, mainly used for writing short, extremely multiplatform programs and like little gui helpers. Is racket a good choice?
17:26 Fare: racket is multiplatform indeed and has decent support for the gui
17:27 dfff: how easy would it be to write a short little script to copy a directory of files?
17:27 dfff: it must work on linux, mac, and windows
17:29 Fare: the first time around, you'll have to learn the racket way of doing it
17:29 Fare: which is a bit idiosyncratic
17:29 Fare: the second time around will be much easier
17:31 dfff: I'm a little confused about all these different languages and 'dialects'. How do I know which one to pick? I assume every single one has libraries that are not compatible between each other. (common lisp, clojure, racket, ...there are like a hundred)
17:32 Fare: dfff: you pick the regular language, then import modules as needed
17:33 dfff: racket is the regular language?
17:36 tauntaun: dfff: Racket will meet all the needs you listed, plus will teach you important things about programming languages in general.
17:37 Fare: dfff: the initial cost will be higher than if you use, e.g. perl or python
17:38 Fare: dfff: but after this initial cost, I believe racket may make you more productive
17:39 Fare: so if it's a today-only throw away project, I'd say go with python
17:39 Fare: if it's a long-term project or a learning experience, racket is worth it
17:40 dfff: no, I just want to learn about these new programming concepts like macros etc. They seem very interesting. Incidentally I'm also looking for a good scripting language
17:43 dfff: racket has macros too right? not just clisp
17:44 dfff: nvm, I just need to start reading the docs
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18:18 Fare: dfff: racket has hygienic macros
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18:19 Fare: they get some using to, but they scale better than clisp-style macros
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