On Monday, July 22, 2019 at 1:07:21 PM UTC-4, Caleb Allen wrote: > > As an additional data point, I can share my very fast introduction into > Racket and the community. You asked for experiences where the community may > have made people feel unwelcome, but mine is a positive experience. I share > it to perhaps give an angle of what *is* right, and the parts of the > racket community which helped me go from an "outsider" to feeling welcome > and secure. My brief experience with this community has been wonderful, and > I want to contribute to making that experience the norm, if it is not > already. [...] >
Thanks for articulating your thoughts so well Caleb. Although my recent comments have probably focused more on technical aspects, the Racket community was *very* high on my priority list when I was looking for my next language. I was appreciative of answers I received to questions on the mailing list and/or IRC channel, and it was clear that top contributors were (and are) willing to take the time to deal with my newbie questions, and that, in turn, inspired me to want to get to the point where I could give back in a similar fashion (not quite there yet!). >From *my* perspective, the Racket community has good *and* long track record, and I don't expect the current *hiccup* to change that :) And, if others have unfortunately had a worse experience, my sense is that we as a community are motivated to change that. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Racket Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to racket-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/racket-users/11612770-b1be-4fc1-9304-a9125e000ca5%40googlegroups.com.
