Racket Programming the Fun Way

1RACKET BASICS

Let’s begin with an introduction to some basic concepts in Racket. In this chapter, we’ll cover some of the fundamental data types that will be used throughout the book. You’ll want to pay particular attention to the discussion of lists, which underpin much of Racket’s functionality. We’ll also cover how to assign values to variables and various ways to manipulate strings, and along the way, you’ll encounter a first look at vectors and structs. The chapter wraps up with a discussion on how to produce formatted output.

Atomic Data

Atomic data is the basic building block of any programming language, and Racket is no exception. Atomic ...