PLT Scheme 209 available

From: Eli Barzilay (eli_at_barzilay.org)
Date: 12/18/04

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    PLT Scheme v209 is now available from

        http://download.plt-scheme.org/

    * Several small errors in the ProfessorJ compiler have been corrected.
      Additionally, the native method interface has been updated to
      provide more access to class members by the native method.

    * The interfaces and implementations for several HtDP and HtDCH
      teachpacks have changed:
      + the World class for HtDCH now supplies 'draw' and 'erase' methods
      + its event callbacks are guaranteed to call erase before and draw
        after handling a tick or keyboard event
      + the world.ss teachpack provides a nw:rectangle function for
        creating rectangles whose pinhole is in the northwest corner.

    * Oleg Kiselyov's SSAX/SXML is included in the distribution.

      The SSAX/SXML libraries provides functions for reading, writing and
      manipulating XML data. In addition, the package supports the
      definition of XML languages and exports machinery for transforming
      XML documents based on concise specifications. SSAX/SXML is the
      foundation for a variety of other XML packages in Scheme. For more
      information, see http://ssax.sourceforge.net/ and the documentation
      in the "ssax" collection.

    * Swindle is now included and maintained with PLT Scheme.

      Swindle is an extension of PLT Scheme. The main feature is a
      CLOS-like object system based on Tiny-CLOS from Xerox. Additional
      syntactic extensions include: :keyword values and optional CL-style
      argument lists; syntactic sugar for `define's and `let's; generic
      `set!'; `defsubst' & `letsubst' for defining simple macros,
      `letsyntax', `letsubst' and `letmacro' than can bind identifier
      macros; a list-comprehension macro `list-of' with an extensive
      generic version `collect'; an `echo' mechanism for complex output
      formatting including list iterations; customizing printings via a
      `print-object' generic; `amb', adopted from Dorai's TYSiFD, and
      more.

      Like Scheme in DrScheme, Swindle has several language levels. It is
      also possible to use its features on a selective basis.

      Those extensions that are not directly related to Tiny CLOS are
      likely to migrate into MzLib.

    Feebdack Weclome 

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          ((lambda (x) (x x)) (lambda (x) (x x)))          Eli Barzilay:
                  http://www.barzilay.org/                 Maze is Life!
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