Racket allows programmers to add new syntactic constructs in the same way that other languages permit the formulation of procedures, methods, or classes. All you need to do is …

Running raco docs (or Racket Documentation on Windows or Mac OS) may open a different page with local and user-specific documentation, including documentation for installed packages.

Chapter 2 provides a brief introduction to Racket. From Chapter 3 on, this guide dives into details— covering much of the Racket toolbox, but leaving precise details to The Racket …

Most likely, you’ll want to explore the Racket language using DrRacket, especially at the beginning. If you prefer, you can also work with the command-line racket interpreter (see …

The distribution includes pre-built, platform-independent bytecode; it installs much faster than plain source, and it is also compatible with fast installs of additional Racket packages.

Racket is a lexically scoped language, which means that whenever an identifier is used as an expression, something in the textual environment of the expression determines the identifier’s …

This manual defines the core Racket language and describes its most prominent libraries. The companion manual The Racket Guide provides a friendlier (though less precise and less …

The Racket Guide starts with a tutorial on Racket basics, and then it describes the rest of the Racket language. Of course, you should feel free to mix and match the above two tracks, …

In Racket, you can use a lambda expression to produce a function directly. The lambda form is followed by identifiers for the function’s arguments, and then the function’s body expressions:

May 17, 2025 · Racket is a community developed open source project and we welcome new contributors. See racket/README.md to learn how you can be a part of this amazing project.