Strengths compared to other options

[spdegabrielle]

I feel the guide doesn't give new users a clear picture of the strengths of each option

https://docs.racket-lang.org/guide/Emacs.html

I'm drafting a PR to fix that.

[spdegabrielle]

Draft

https://github.com/racket/racket/compare/master...spdegabrielle:patch-4

[greghendershott]

I'm not sure how to answer this.

I haven't used all of these -- much less used them enough -- to be able to speak to their strengths and weaknesses.

And that's even just for myself -- much less for other people who may have varying needs/priorities/opinions.

I suppose you could add a link to https://www.racket-mode.com/ and mention that it's been developed for about 10 years now. The fact it has many features could be a strength to some people... but other people might think "oh that sounds too 'heavy'".

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Maybe there could be a Discourse topic where people can ask about tooling, and people can discuss what they prefer, and why. Maybe it would be best for the manual to link to that?

[spdegabrielle]

That's fair.

In the meantime, can we expand on

Racket mode provides thorough syntax highlighting and DrRacket-style REPL and buffer execution support for Emacs.

perhaps

Racket Mode has been developed for 10 years and provides extensive Racket support in Emacs including:

• thorough syntax highlighting,
• DrRacket-style REPL,
• buffer execution support,
• enhanced sexp navigation,
• documentation integration both within Emacs, and by launching browser documentation.

[greghendershott]

I'm doing some spring cleaning on open issues and would like to close this.