syndicate-2017/index.md

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**noun**  
/ˈsindikit/

1. a self-organizing group of individuals, companies, corporations or
   entities formed to transact some specific business, to pursue or
   promote a shared interest. <small>—[Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syndicate)</small>

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<!-- # Motivation -->

<!-- Syndicate is an Actor-based language with features specifically -->
<!-- designed to help programmers organise their interactive programs. -->

<!-- # Trying it out -->

<!-- The [Syndicate github repository](https://github.com/tonyg/syndicate) -->
<!-- contains Syndicate implementations for both -->
<!-- [Racket](http://racket-lang.org/) and -->
<!-- [ES5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECMAScript). -->

<!-- ... -->
<!-- which includes -->

<!--  - the implementation of the `#lang syndicate` language, in the -->
<!--    [`syndicate` directory](https://github.com/tonyg/syndicate/tree/master/syndicate/). -->

<!--  - a TCP echo server example, which listens for connections on port -->
<!--    5999 by default, in -->
<!--    [`syndicate/examples/echo.rkt`](https://github.com/tonyg/syndicate/tree/master/syndicate/examples/echo.rkt). -->
<!--    Connect to it using, for example, `telnet localhost 5999`. -->

<!--  - a handful of other examples, in -->
<!--    [`syndicate/examples/`](https://github.com/tonyg/syndicate/tree/master/syndicate/examples/). -->

<!-- ## Compiling and running the code -->

<!-- You will need Racket version 6.3 or later. -->

<!-- Once you have Racket installed, run -->

<!--     raco pkg install syndicate -->

<!-- to install the package from the Racket package repository, or -->

<!--     raco pkg install -->

<!-- from the root directory of the Git checkout to install the package -->
<!-- from a local snapshot. (Alternatively, `make link` does the same thing.) -->
<!-- This will make `#lang syndicate` available to programs. -->

<!-- At this point, you may load and run any of the example `*.rkt` files -->
<!-- in the -->
<!-- [`syndicate/examples/`](https://github.com/tonyg/syndicate/tree/master/syndicate/examples/) -->
<!-- directory. -->