what that means during the course.
* **Scheme** is one of two major dialects of *Lisp*, which is a large family
what that means during the course.
* **Scheme** is one of two major dialects of *Lisp*, which is a large family
is the more clean and minimalistic dialect, and is what's mostly used in
academic circles.
Scheme itself has umpteen different "implementations", which share most of
is the more clean and minimalistic dialect, and is what's mostly used in
academic circles.
Scheme itself has umpteen different "implementations", which share most of
This is what we recommend you use. (If you're already using or comfortable with
another Scheme implementation, though, there's no compelling reason to switch.)
This is what we recommend you use. (If you're already using or comfortable with
another Scheme implementation, though, there's no compelling reason to switch.)
* **Caml** is one of two major dialects of *ML*, which is another large
family of programming languages. The other dialect is called "SML" and has
several implementations. But Caml has only one active implementation,
* **Caml** is one of two major dialects of *ML*, which is another large
family of programming languages. The other dialect is called "SML" and has
several implementations. But Caml has only one active implementation,