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!!! Problems with Scheme
!!! Problems with Scheme, and comments on Common Lisp
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I have a deep love for the Lisp class of languages. It is my favorite by far. My experience started with InterLisp in 1980 and has now included various vendor's Franz Lisp, Common Lisp, Scheme, and a few others. I used Scheme in a commercial environment for many years. I chose it over Common Lisp at the time in part because of my preference for a Lisp1 (functions and variables share a single namespace) language. After many years of using Scheme, I now regret that decision and feel Common Lisp would have been a better choice. I still strongly prefer a Lisp1 environment but prefer Common Lisp for other reasons as detail in this page.
I have a deep love for the Lisp class of languages. It is my favorite by far. My experience started with Interlisp in 1980 and has now included various other dialects including Franz Lisp, Common Lisp, Scheme, and a few others. I used Scheme in a commercial environment for many years. I chose it over Common Lisp at the time in part because of my preference for a Lisp1 (functions and variables share a single namespace) language. After many years of using Scheme, I now regret that decision and feel Common Lisp would have been a better choice. I still strongly prefer a Lisp1 environment but prefer Common Lisp for other reasons as detail in this page.
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If you doubt my "complexity" arguments try taking a look at the portable Scheme macro system available on the net. I haven't seen much that was more complicated that that in my life.
If you doubt my "complexity" arguments try taking a look at the portable Scheme macro system available on the net. I haven't seen much that was more complicated than that in my life.
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The second issue has to do with a standard module system. I know R6 has defines a library system. This is fine. The problem is that virtually none of the Scheme implementations has implemented it and virtually all of the Scheme implementers has publicly stated that they will not support R6RS! Where exactly does that leave us?
The second issue has to do with a standard module system. I know R6 defines a library system. That is fine. The problem is that virtually none of the Scheme implementations has implemented it and virtually all of the Scheme implementers has publicly stated that they will not support R6RS! Where exactly does that leave us?
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