# Racket meet-up Sat, 5 August 2023 at 18:00 UTC :Racket:

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**Created:** [July 8, 2023, 2:25pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/racket-meet-up-sat-5-august-2023-at-18-00-utc/2082 "2023-07-08T14:25:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![spdegabrielle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/racket.discourse.group/spdegabrielle/32/95_2.png) [@spdegabrielle](https://racket.discourse.group/u/spdegabrielle)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2023, 2:25pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/racket-meet-up-sat-5-august-2023-at-18-00-utc/2082/1 "2023-07-08T14:25:54Z")

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Racket meet-up Sat, 5 August 2023 at 18:00 UTC :racket:

At this meet-up:

- RacketCon!!
- Show and tell
- News & rumours
- AOB

This meet-up will be held at [https://meet.jit.si/Racketmeet-up](https://meet.jit.si/Racketmeet-up)

Meet-up time at your location: 2023-08-05T18:00:00Z

[https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html?iso=20230805T180000&p1=tz\_pt&p2=tz\_mt&p3=tz\_ct&p4=tz\_et&p5=136&p6=204&p7=241&p8=1440](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html?iso=20230805T180000&p1=tz_pt&p2=tz_mt&p3=tz_ct&p4=tz_et&p5=136&p6=204&p7=241&p8=1440)

_Racket meet-ups are on the first Saturday of EVERY Month at 18:00 UTC_

> [@Racket meet up Saturday 5 Feb 18:00 UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/racket-meet-up-saturday-5-feb-18-00-utc/581/3):
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> And remember - showing up at Racket Meetups helps you learn the news of the Racket world as they happen! It is informative, it is interesting, it is helpful, it is greatly appreciated by everyone involved and it is fun!

30 minutes but can overrun (it usually lasts ~1hr)

EVERYONE WELCOME 😁

Stephen :beetle:

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**Author:** ![dominik.pantucek](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/racket.discourse.group/dominik.pantucek/32/144_2.png) [@dominik.pantucek](https://racket.discourse.group/u/dominik.pantucek)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2023, 7:52am UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/racket-meet-up-sat-5-august-2023-at-18-00-utc/2082/3 "2023-07-28T07:52:57Z")

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If you are pondering whether to attend this one, you may find interesting a planned show-and-tell of my latest work: Qi+call/cc=BASIC

Yes, that is an oversimplification, but it nicely sums up what you are going to see 😉

Although it is a proof-of-concept at the moment, it contains ideas from Karel[1], supports multiple (many) agents interacting in a shared world, unifies network and local interactivity and allows for easy extension with new commands that encodes both the semantics and cost (time slices at the moment) of each command defined.

[1] [Karel (programming language) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karel_(programming_language))

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**Author:** ![benknoble](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/racket.discourse.group/benknoble/32/16_2.png) [@benknoble](https://racket.discourse.group/u/benknoble)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2023, 2:37pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/racket-meet-up-sat-5-august-2023-at-18-00-utc/2082/4 "2023-07-28T14:37:23Z")

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Sounds exciting! I won't make it ☹ any chance of notes, links, or a recording afterwards?

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**Author:** ![dominik.pantucek](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/racket.discourse.group/dominik.pantucek/32/144_2.png) [@dominik.pantucek](https://racket.discourse.group/u/dominik.pantucek)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2023, 3:25pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/racket-meet-up-sat-5-august-2023-at-18-00-utc/2082/5 "2023-07-28T15:25:13Z")

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Sure, either we'll manage to record the live demo with commentary and discussion, or I'll just write a summary with code and video attached. I hope some experienced Jitsi'er (@spdegabrielle ?) will help me 😉

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**Author:** ![spdegabrielle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/racket.discourse.group/spdegabrielle/32/95_2.png) [@spdegabrielle](https://racket.discourse.group/u/spdegabrielle)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2023, 3:27pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/racket-meet-up-sat-5-august-2023-at-18-00-utc/2082/6 "2023-07-28T15:27:52Z")

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I’ve not done it before! It will be a “learning experience” in more ways than one.

S.

PS seriously if anyone has any advice, please tell me

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**Author:** ![spdegabrielle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/racket.discourse.group/spdegabrielle/32/95_2.png) [@spdegabrielle](https://racket.discourse.group/u/spdegabrielle)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2023, 11:23am UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/racket-meet-up-sat-5-august-2023-at-18-00-utc/2082/7 "2023-08-05T11:23:34Z")

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I can’t come tonight I have a family event.

Please record the presentation if you can.

Stephen :beetle:

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**Author:** ![dominik.pantucek](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/racket.discourse.group/dominik.pantucek/32/144_2.png) [@dominik.pantucek](https://racket.discourse.group/u/dominik.pantucek)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2023, 5:41pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/racket-meet-up-sat-5-august-2023-at-18-00-utc/2082/8 "2023-08-05T17:41:57Z")

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I am running a bit late, but hopefully no more than 5-10 minutes.

D.

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**Author:** ![dominik.pantucek](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/racket.discourse.group/dominik.pantucek/32/144_2.png) [@dominik.pantucek](https://racket.discourse.group/u/dominik.pantucek)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2023, 11:07pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/racket-meet-up-sat-5-august-2023-at-18-00-utc/2082/9 "2023-08-05T23:07:44Z")

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Thanks everyone for showing up. The code for my Actor Basic implementation can be found here:

> **[Dominik Joe Pantůček / Actor Basic Example · GitLab](https://gitlab.com/racketeer/actor-basic-example)**
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> GitLab.com

As discussed, this is a work-in-progress and creating a new mini-language was more of an accident than intention. The best (and only) example usage is in:

> <https://gitlab.com/racketeer/actor-basic-example/-/blob/master/burglars/actors-defs.rkt?ref_type=heads>

Special thanks to @countvajhula for joining this meetup and discussing flow-oriented DSLs with me. I promise that for the next Qi meetup I will not confuse Saturday with Friday 😉

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**Author:** ![spdegabrielle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/racket.discourse.group/spdegabrielle/32/95_2.png) [@spdegabrielle](https://racket.discourse.group/u/spdegabrielle)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2024, 9:22pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/racket-meet-up-sat-5-august-2023-at-18-00-utc/2082/10 "2024-09-06T21:22:26Z")

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