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Rhombus 1.1 is now available

Rhombus 1.1, a general-purpose programming language that is easy to use and uniquely customizable, is now available from rhombus-lang.org. The release adds `annot.def` for defining annotations without meta-time code, introduces `as` as a binding form, and changes `class` to bind inherited names using superclass or interface references. It also includes updates to the pict and slideshow libraries, such as `~label_as` for `explain_anim` and `slide_transition` for slideshow page numbering.

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Rhombus version 1.1 is now available!

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

[Rhombus](https://rhombus-lang.org/) is a general-purpose programming language that is easy to use and uniquely customizable.

As of this release: #

Add

andannot

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

Add

as a binding form, which is sometimes more readable for naming than usingas

&&

and provides a way to shadow an identifier that is bound as a binding form. - Change

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

Change

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

ffi: Add an initialized-array variant of

.new

pict: Changeexplain_anim to add a~label_as

argument. ChangePict.rebuilt

to replace as rebuilt, and also add a~as_rebuilt

argument to select the old or new bevavior. ThePict.rebuild

method also supports~as_rebuilt

. Improvemagic_move

andcross_fade

to better handle paragraph points and multiple instances of a child pict. -

slideshow: Addslide_transition andcontinued

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.

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