From 925921dd6490f6cf23111134682e842fe4eea199 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matthias Felleisen Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 08:57:19 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] changed introductory paragraph, used active voice in news, we need exact date --- pkgs/plt-services/meta/new-web/www/index.rkt | 22 +++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/pkgs/plt-services/meta/new-web/www/index.rkt b/pkgs/plt-services/meta/new-web/www/index.rkt index 2d1f1eb3c6..25796da837 100644 --- a/pkgs/plt-services/meta/new-web/www/index.rkt +++ b/pkgs/plt-services/meta/new-web/www/index.rkt @@ -313,13 +313,14 @@ @columns[8 #:center? #t #:row? #t style: "margin-bottom: 10pt; font-size: 120%; text-align:justify;"]{ -@strong{Racket} is a full-spectrum programming language that inherits from Lisp -and Scheme but also provides dialects that support objects, types, -laziness, and more. Racket's module system allows -programmers to write and link together components written in different -dialects. Racket's libraries support applications from web servers to distributed -computing and from databases to charts. -} +@strong{Racket} is a full-spectrum programming language in the Lisp family. +It inherits many ideas from its direct parent, Scheme, and improves on it +in many mays, especially in its ability to mix and match existing and +project-specific dialects; the existence of a safe, typed dialect that +soundly interacts with the untyped one; a lazy dialect; and support for +many other common programming idioms. Racket's rich set of libraries +supports application development from web servers to distributed computing +and from databases to charts.} @(apply slideshow-explain (force examples)) @@ -354,14 +355,15 @@ computing and from databases to charts. @columns[2 style: "text-color: black"]{ @h2[style: "font-size: 144%; margin-bottom: 6pt;"]{News} - @p[style: "font-size: 80%;"]{Racket version 6.0 has been released.} - @p[style: "font-size: 80%;"]{@rcon[2014]{RacketCon 2014} will be in September in St.@|nbsp|Louis.}}} + @p[style: "font-size: 80%;"]{Racket version 6.0 is out!} + @p[style: "font-size: 80%;"]{@rcon[2014]{RacketCon 2014} will take place + in St.@|nbsp|Louis on September 19.}}} @columns[12 #:row? #t #:center? #t style: "text-align:justify;font-size: 120%; margin-top: 20pt; "]{ @a[href: (docs-path "quick/")]{Draw more pictures} or @a[href: (docs-path "more/")]{build a web server from scratch}. Racket includes both -@a[href: (docs-path)]{batteries} and a +@a[href: (docs-path)]{batteries} and a full-featured @a[href: (docs-path "drracket/")]{programming environment}, so @a[href: (docs-path "getting-started/")]{get started}! }}