racket/racket
The Racket repository observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
90/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 73
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 92
- age_days: 5981
- days_rel: 20
- days_push: 12
- n_releases_24m: 8
Adoption not part of the score
5199 stars · 697 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Racket is a mature, general-purpose programming language and ecosystem designed for language-oriented programming, with a core implementation plus a large package distribution. It includes DrRacket IDE, the raco command-line tooling, a package manager, Typed Racket, and Scribble documentation tooling.
Use cases
- create domain-specific languages with macros
- learn programming and programming language theory
- build cross-platform GUI applications
- write web server applications
- gradually type Scheme-like code with Typed Racket
- script and prototype quickly in a Lisp
- generate documentation with Scribble
When to choose
- you want a mature Lisp/Scheme descendant with batteries-included libraries
- you are designing or teaching programming languages
- you need powerful macros to build embedded DSLs
- you want an integrated IDE, docs, and package system out of the box
When to avoid
- you need maximum raw runtime performance or low-level systems control
- your team requires a widely used mainstream language ecosystem
- you need extensive third-party libraries for a niche domain
- hiring for Racket expertise is a constraint
Facets
library · maturity stable
programming-language interpreter compiler package-manager gui cli editor documentation programming-languages developer-tools education cross-platform web-development windows cross-platform cli language-oriented-programming scheme lisp macros dsl typed-racket drracket scribble raco linux macos
6 sources
- readme: https://github.com/racket/racket · fetched 2026-08-28 · b6a92f432d29
- homepage: https://racket-lang.org/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 4806c3d19f1c
- site_page: https://docs.racket-lang.org/pkg/getting-started.html?q=raco+pkg · fetched 2026-08-29 · f07fd361fcb9
- site_page: https://pre.racket-lang.org/installers · fetched 2026-08-29 · 74e0f08e541e
- site_page: https://docs.racket-lang.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · f1cf635b4d97
- site_page: https://docs.racket-lang.org/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · f1cf635b4d97
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| racket/racket | main | 90 |
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