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Why learn Racket? A student's perspective
I think Racket is a great first language to learn, but in this post, I’d like to concentrate on programmers, college-bound or otherwise, who have some experience in a mainstream language like Python, JavaScript, or Java, but are hesitant or unsure of the value in learning a functional programming language like Racket.
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