# Announcements **URL:** https://racket.discourse.group/c/announcements/8.md?page=1 [Latest](https://racket.discourse.group/latest.md) · [Categories](https://racket.discourse.group/categories.md) · [Tags](https://racket.discourse.group/tags.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [Racket v8.6 Released](https://racket.discourse.group/t/racket-v8-6-released/1222)
**Author:** [@spdegabrielle](https://racket.discourse.group/u/spdegabrielle)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2022, 7:17am UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/racket-v8-6-released/1222 "2022-08-16T07:17:50Z")
Racket version 8.6 is now available from https://download.racket-lang.org/ As of this release: Racket has an “equal-always?” primitive that equates values that will stay the same even if mutated. See equal-always? … --- ## [Documentation updated to v8.5](https://racket.discourse.group/t/documentation-updated-to-v8-5/993)
**Author:** [@samth](https://racket.discourse.group/u/samth)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2022, 8:29am UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/documentation-updated-to-v8-5/993 "2022-06-01T08:29:41Z")
The documentation on https://docs.racket-lang.org is now updated to version 8.5. This took significantly longer than intended. Hopefully that will be avoided in the future. --- ## [Final CfP - ACM Workshop on Functional Art, Music, Modelling and Design - Deadline June 1](https://racket.discourse.group/t/final-cfp-acm-workshop-on-functional-art-music-modelling-and-design-deadline-june-1/995)
**Author:** [@mike](https://racket.discourse.group/u/mike)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2022, 11:45am UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/final-cfp-acm-workshop-on-functional-art-music-modelling-and-design-deadline-june-1/995 "2022-05-14T11:45:14Z")
=============================================================================== 10th ACM SIGPLAN International Workshop on Functional Art, Music, Modelling and Design (FARM) Call for Papers, Demos, and Pe… --- ## [Racket v8.5 Released](https://racket.discourse.group/t/racket-v8-5-released/949)
**Author:** [@jbclements](https://racket.discourse.group/u/jbclements)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2022, 9:10pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/racket-v8-5-released/949 "2022-05-03T21:10:44Z")
Racket version 8.5 is now available from https://download.racket-lang.org. As of this release: Racket's new -y flag automatically keeps compiled files up to date, reducing subsequent load times. Error-message realms … --- ## [About the Announcements category duplicate message](https://racket.discourse.group/t/about-the-announcements-category-duplicate-message/732)
**Author:** [@spdegabrielle](https://racket.discourse.group/u/spdegabrielle)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2022, 1:42am UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/about-the-announcements-category-duplicate-message/732 "2022-02-25T01:42:16Z")
The Announcements category is a low volume category for releases of the Racket distribution and other major announcements. Use your notification preferences to limit notifications to this category to the first post onl… --- ## [Qi++: Qi but with Real Macros](https://racket.discourse.group/t/qi-qi-but-with-real-macros/871)
**Author:** [@countvajhula](https://racket.discourse.group/u/countvajhula)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2022, 11:54pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/qi-qi-but-with-real-macros/871 "2022-04-28T23:54:34Z")
Just kidding, it isn't really called Qi++ :stuck\_out\_tongue\_closed\_eyes: . It's the same old Qi, but it now does have real macros! What does that mean? Well, some time ago this paper about making DSLs "macro extensible… --- ## [New build system pushed to Git repo](https://racket.discourse.group/t/new-build-system-pushed-to-git-repo/873)
**Author:** [@mflatt](https://racket.discourse.group/u/mflatt)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 9:25pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/new-build-system-pushed-to-git-repo/873 "2022-04-14T21:25:33Z")
For anyone who builds from source from a Git checkout, beware that the build system has changed. Ideally, you won't notice any difference, but there are bound to be some problems in the next few days and weeks. The chan… --- ## [Docs.racket-lang.org updated to 8.4](https://racket.discourse.group/t/docs-racket-lang-org-updated-to-8-4/722)
**Author:** [@samth](https://racket.discourse.group/u/samth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2022, 7:24pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/docs-racket-lang-org-updated-to-8-4/722 "2022-02-23T19:24:00Z")
The online documentation at https://docs.racket-lang.org/ is now updated to version 8.4, including freshly built versions of all packages with 8.4. --- ## [Introducing Seq: A generic, isomorphic sequence library](https://racket.discourse.group/t/introducing-seq-a-generic-isomorphic-sequence-library/816)
**Author:** [@countvajhula](https://racket.discourse.group/u/countvajhula)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2022, 6:42pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/introducing-seq-a-generic-isomorphic-sequence-library/816 "2022-03-22T18:42:00Z")
Hi all, If you use Alexis King's Generic Collections (data/collection) library for generic sequences and collections, you may be interested in this package I put up recently. Ever since I discovered data/collection, wh… --- ## [Racket v8.4 Released](https://racket.discourse.group/t/racket-v8-4-released/671)
**Author:** [@jbclements](https://racket.discourse.group/u/jbclements)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2022, 1:21am UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/racket-v8-4-released/671 "2022-02-10T01:21:23Z")
Racket version 8.4 is now available from https://download.racket-lang.org Command-line Racket provides a new expression editor by default for its read-eval-print loop (REPL). The new REPL is based on the Chez Scheme e… [Previous page](https://racket.discourse.group/c/announcements/8.md)