syntax-color vs racket-rash

syntax-color

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racket-rash

The Reckless Racket Shell (by willghatch)

Shell Bash Racket Lisp Language REPL CLI

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syntax-color		racket-rash
	Project
1	Mentions	6
8	Stars	536
-	Growth	-
3.7	Activity	4.2
3 months ago	Latest Commit	3 months ago
Racket	Language	Racket
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later	License	GNU General Public License v3.0 or later

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syntax-color

Posts with mentions or reviews of syntax-color. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-07-23.

Racket formal syntax/grammar?
2 projects | /r/Racket | 23 Jul 2021

For syntax highlighting, a useful reference might be this code: https://github.com/racket/syntax-color/blob/master/syntax-color-lib/syntax-color/racket-lexer.rkt

racket-rash

Posts with mentions or reviews of racket-rash. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-02-14.

Xonsh: Python-powered, cross-platform, Unix-gazing shell
12 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 14 Feb 2024

Obligatory mention of rash[0] which I absolutely adore but because it never got the love it desires, the REPL experience is quite lacking. The scripting however is genuinely pretty delightful
[0] https://rash-lang.org/
Systems Programming with Racket
2 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 1 Jul 2023

Racket is great, and if you like it you might find Rash interesting:
https://rash-lang.org/
Janet and Gerbil Scheme are also worth a look:
https://janet-lang.org/
https://cons.io/
The Reckless Racket Shell
1 project | /r/Racket | 16 Jun 2023
Rash – The Reckless Racket Shell
1 project | /r/patient_hackernews | 16 Jun 2023

1 project | /r/hackernews | 16 Jun 2023

3 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 16 Jun 2023

Check this:
https://github.com/willghatch/racket-rash/tree/master/rash-d...
Also check the videos on Rash:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Acjqx1MPkw4

What are some alternatives?

When comparing syntax-color and racket-rash you can also consider the following projects:

op_setup.rkt - online/competitive programming setup for Racket

qi - An embeddable flow-oriented language.

babashka - Native, fast starting Clojure interpreter for scripting

rhombus-in-the-rough - A 2D RPG implemented in the Rhombus Racket dialect

eopl3 - My notes and solutions to exercises for EoPL3.

math

lazy

Carp - A statically typed lisp, without a GC, for real-time applications.

aoc2020 - Solutions to Advent of Code 2020, written in Racket

murex - A smarter shell and scripting environment with advanced features designed for usability, safety and productivity (eg smarter DevOps tooling)

awesome-shell - A curated list of awesome command-line frameworks, toolkits, guides and gizmos. Inspired by awesome-php.

metapict - A graphics library for producing Racket picts in a MetaPost/TikZ style.