BSL on Windows
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- Dominant language
- Racket
- Stars
- 516
- Forks
- 103
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
Using BSL on a Windows Machine is slow.
Two users in this thread:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Racket/comments/c1ifm8/drracket_performance_makes_it_unusable_when_in/erln4do/
And one this thread:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Racket/comments/7wpdi9/help_drracket_running_insanely_slow_on_windows_10/
Contributor guide
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing the two linked Reddit reports and reproducing the slow BSL behavior in DrRacket on Windows. The issue does not name files, tests, or a specific failing operation; done would require identifying the cause and demonstrating improved BSL performance on Windows.
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Assessment
- Domain
- desktop-dev, operating-systems, performance
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100