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Rhombus 1.1 Released for Racket Programming Language

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Rhombus 1.1, a programming language built on the Racket platform, has been officially released. The announcement was made via the official Racket language blog in August 2026. Rhombus is a newer language design effort within the Racket ecosystem aimed at offering an improved syntax and developer experience. The release was noted on Hacker News, drawing initial community attention. Further details about the specific changes and improvements in version 1.1 are available on the Racket blog.

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