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I think they were using "#lang system" as a synecdoche[0] for "Racket's language support". Racket's USP is definitely that it's a platform for language design and implementation[1].

On the other hand, I don't think it's a big deal they moved off of Racket. I actually think it's a success story that they were able to build on the platform and then move off.

[0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synecdoche [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racket_(programming_language)




I like your positive attitude towards it - when you phrase it like that, it does indeed sound more like a success story. You may have changed my mind!




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