Padel is a racket sport played in pairs on an enclosed court with glass and mesh walls, invented in 1969 by Enrique Corcuera in Mexico. Unlike tennis, balls can rebound off the walls and continue play. The article explains the court dimensions, ball specifications, and physics of the game.
RacketCon, a conference dedicated to the Racket programming language community, takes place Saturday, October 3rd with in-person and remote participation options. The event features talks on notation, type inference, and low-level programming, with presentations from academics and PhD students working on Racket extensions and related languages.