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Racket
#lang scribble/doc
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@(require scribble/manual)
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@title{Getting Started}
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To get started with Racket,
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@link["http://racket-lang.org/download/"]{download it} from the web page and
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install it. If you are a beginner or would like to use a graphical environment
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to run programs, run the @exec{DrRacket} executable. Otherwise, the @exec{racket}
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executable will run a command-line Read-Eval-Print-Loop
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(@tech[#:doc '(lib "scribblings/guide/guide.scrbl")]{REPL}).
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On Windows, you can start DrRacket from the @onscreen{Racket} entry in the
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Start menu. In Windows Vista or newer, you can just type @exec{DrRacket}. You can
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also run it from its folder, which you can find in @onscreen{Program Files} →
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@onscreen{Racket} → @onscreen{DrRacket}.
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On Mac OS, double click on the @onscreen{DrRacket} icon. It is probably in a
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@onscreen{Racket} folder that you dragged into your
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@onscreen{Applications} folder. If you want to use command-line tools, instead,
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Racket executables are in the @filepath{bin} directory of the @onscreen{Racket}
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folder (and if you want to set your @envvar{PATH} environment variable, you'll
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need to do that manually).
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On Unix (including Linux), the @exec{drracket} executable can be run directly from the
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command-line if it is in your path, which is probably the case if you chose a
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Unix-style distribution when installing. Otherwise, navigate to the directory
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where the Racket distribution is installed, and the @exec{drracket} executable will be
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in the @filepath{bin} subdirectory.
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If you are new to programming or if you have the patience to work
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through a textbook:
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@itemize[
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@item{@italic{@link["http://htdp.org/"]{How to Design Programs}}
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is the best place to start. Whenever the book says ``Scheme,''
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you can read it as ``Racket.''}
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@item{@other-manual['(lib "web-server/scribblings/tutorial/continue.scrbl")]
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introduces you to modules and building web applications.}
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@item{@other-manual['(lib "scribblings/guide/guide.scrbl")] describes
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the rest of the Racket language, which is much bigger than
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the learning-oriented languages of the textbook. Since you
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learned functional programming from the textbook, you'll be
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able to skim chapters 1 and 2 of the Guide.}
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]
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If you're already a programmer and you're in more of a hurry:
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@itemize[
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@item{@other-manual['(lib "scribblings/quick/quick.scrbl")] gives you
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a taste of Racket.}
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@item{@other-manual['(lib "scribblings/more/more.scrbl")] dives much
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deeper and much faster. If it's too much, just skip to the
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Guide.}
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@item{@other-manual['(lib "scribblings/guide/guide.scrbl")] starts
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with a tutorial on Racket basics, and then it describes the rest
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of the Racket language.}
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]
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Of course, you should feel free to mix and match the above two tracks,
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since there is information in each that is not in the other.
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