> you will end up needing something that is only available for the most popular 5-6 languages
The thing that is the Special Sauce for Racket is it's macro system. You can build your own language for specific things easily or you can extend Racket with a library also much easier then the other 5-6 languages.
I also think the documentation is all in one place. The library Scribble makes it simple for everyone to document your macro/library simply and uniformly. I really have high hopes for Racket over the next 5 years.
The thing that is the Special Sauce for Racket is it's macro system. You can build your own language for specific things easily or you can extend Racket with a library also much easier then the other 5-6 languages.
Racket really has a chance of being the Python of functional(ish) languages. The ability of the community to produce a great ecosystem is all right there baked in. http://jeapostrophe.github.io/2013-07-22-123list-post.html
I also think the documentation is all in one place. The library Scribble makes it simple for everyone to document your macro/library simply and uniformly. I really have high hopes for Racket over the next 5 years.