3 Jan
2012
3 Jan
'12
8:01 p.m.
From: quad
Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 10:44 AM
The Scheme standard (dubbed "R5RS") is short
enough to be read in an
afternoon. Around 50-80 pages. See here:
The current standard is R6RS (90 pages), and R7RS is under way at
http://scheme-reports.org/ , where several generations of the Report may
be seen.
The short name folds in an exponent. It expands to "The Revised Revised
Revised Revised Revised Revised Revised Report on the Algorithmic
Language Scheme".
I agree with the recommendation of _Structure and Interpretation of
Computer Programs_ as an introductory text, though I do wish that Common
Lisp had existed as more than a discussion mailing list at SAIL when the
first edition was published, or they might have used the better language.
(Hi, Ian! Shot across bows noted! :-)
Rich Alderson
Vintage Computing Sr. Server Engineer
Vulcan, Inc.
505 5th Avenue S, Suite 900
Seattle, WA 98104
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