Rhombus 1.1 is now available

Rhombus version 1.1 is now available!

We are pleased to announce Rhombus 1.1 is now available from https://rhombus-lang.org/.

Rhombus is a general-purpose programming language that is easy to use and uniquely customizable.

As of this release:

• Add annot and annot.def as ways to define an annotation without directly writing meta-time (i.e., macro) code.

• Add as as a binding form, which is sometimes more readable for naming than using && and provides a way to shadow an identifier that is bound as a binding form.

• Change class to bind inherited names using the corresponding superclass or interface reference.

• Change space.enforest to adjust scopes in the same way as for a macro transformer when applying an identifier handler.

• ffi: Add an initialized-array variant of new.

• pict: Change explain_anim to add a ~label_as argument. Change Pict.rebuilt to replace as rebuilt, and also add a ~as_rebuilt argument to select the old or new bevavior. The Pict.rebuild method also supports ~as_rebuilt. Improve magic_move and cross_fade to better handle paragraph points and multiple instances of a child pict.

• slideshow: Add slide_transition and continued page numbering.

Thank you to community members who contributed this release.

Feedback Welcome

Questions and discussion welcome at the Racket community on Discourse or Discord (#rhombus channel)

Anyone can participate in Rhombus design discussions. The Racket team’s unofficial motto is anything we can do, you can do: programmers should feel empowered to participate in the creation of the languages they use. Discussions, pull requests, and issues are open to all, and a wide variety of perspectives is especially beneficial.