Thanks for the compliment!
I’ll publish a couple of blog posts later today, which detail how I use nginx to proxy the web server requests, and daemontools to manage it. Best, Floyd > On Feb 26, 2015, at 7:48 AM, Matt Jadud <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Without comparing one to the other, I really like it. > > What I'd like to do, personally, for the next time I run a PL course (where I > do a rapid run through the foundations of HtDP to introduce the language) is > be able to develop a series of tutorials that leverage a framework like this. > Coupled with some pre-recorded lecture content (or not), the tutorials could > be used for concept introduction and initial practice, while DrR + unit tests > could provide the framing for the second round of exploration. (Yes, I know, > writing checks are an important part of the learning process, but sometimes I > provide a few tests on a few problems to get them started.) > > > Either way, very cool, and thanks for making it open. Very nice. > > > Cheers, > Matt > > > PS. I think this address is the one I'm subscribed to the list on... at > least, it appears to be... apologies to the list admins if I keep getting it > wrong... > > > > > On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 12:57 AM, J Arcane <[email protected] >>wrote: >> Oh wow! This is quite lovely. Definitely an improvement so far, in my book. >> >> I believe that the one included in try-racket is mostly based upon the Quick >> Guide: http://docs.racket-lang.org/quick/ >> The examples are largely similar, I think just a few things were tweaked or >> abbreviated. >> >> >> The state of the web front-end is mostly unmodified because I simply didn't >> have much in the way of web-design skills when I took on the project. I >> treated the JS side in particular as little more than a black box. I've >> picked up some JS/HTML since, but my skills as an admin or a web dev still >> leave a lot to be desired. >> >> >> Ultimately, my interest has always been in just seeing to it that there was >> a high-quality online repl available for Racket somewhere, and at the time, >> none was hosted, so I took up the repo because I needed to be able to easily >> push changes to get it working. >> >> >> This is all just a rambling lead up to say that I really like what you've >> done with the thing, and to be perfectly honest would be quite happy to hand >> over the domain. >> >> >> On Wed, Feb 25, 2015 at 11:57 PM, Floyd Arguello <[email protected] >>>wrote: >>> >>> Thank you! >>> >>> >>> They are enjoying Racket - Realm of Racket is a phenomenal book. >>> >>> >>> Floyd >>> >>> >>> >>>> On Feb 25, 2015, at 3:30 PM, Sam Tobin-Hochstadt <[email protected] >>>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> This is really nicely done! I hope your daughters are enjoying Racket >>>> as well. :) >>>> >>>> >>>> Sam >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Feb 25, 2015 at 4:11 PM, Floyd Arguello >>>> <[email protected] >>>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> I found that my daughters had a lot of questions when they went through >>>>> the >>>>> tutorial at http://try-racket.org/ >>>>> - what’s a function? What’s a binding? >>>>> Lambda? Lexical scope? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> So, I thought I’d create an alternative to try-racket - for kids ages 12 >>>>> and >>>>> up, give or take. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> With that in mind, I forked https://github.com/jarcane/try-racket >>>>> , applied a >>>>> new design, and added: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> * the bootstrap js framework >>>>> * the ability to clear and reset the console (doesn’t clear pictures yet) >>>>> * multi-line entries in the console - auto indents at 2 spaces (needs more >>>>> work) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I also removed “context” from the error messages - to keep the errors >>>>> short >>>>> and sweet. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> It’s very much a work in progress, but you can see it here: >>>>> http://trycode.io/ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> As for the content, one idea is to rewrite the tutorial for a younger, >>>>> less >>>>> experienced crowd, and use the “info” box in the lower left to provide >>>>> additional information, terminology, context, etc… >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Another idea is to write a simple, text-based game; though it lacks the >>>>> instant gratification of a picture appearing in the console. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Any ideas/feedback? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Anyone want to pitch in? :) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> https://github.com/arguello/trycode.io >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Floyd >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ____________________ >>>>> Racket Users list: >>>>> http://lists.racket-lang.org/users >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ____________________ >>> Racket Users list: >>> http://lists.racket-lang.org/users >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> ____________________ >> Racket Users list: >> http://lists.racket-lang.org/users >> >> >> > > >
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