X-Git-Url: http://lambda.jimpryor.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=lambda.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=how_to_get_the_programming_languages_running_on_your_computer.mdwn;h=0cb4f786575eeaec06416c07f5bdacbc6838bcb8;hp=0bfcef28ea6be13ed30e719f4459076a288c8c48;hb=d9bf1d89baaef4a0ceeb5c84db4d2a7172aaf400;hpb=bf94fe5d3eafc10aed9bf36ef9b3360c54465ad8 diff --git a/how_to_get_the_programming_languages_running_on_your_computer.mdwn b/how_to_get_the_programming_languages_running_on_your_computer.mdwn index 0bfcef28..0cb4f786 100644 --- a/how_to_get_the_programming_languages_running_on_your_computer.mdwn +++ b/how_to_get_the_programming_languages_running_on_your_computer.mdwn @@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ easier and more straightforward for others. ## Getting Scheme ## **Scheme** is one of two major dialects of *Lisp*, which is a large family of -programming languages. The other dialect is called "CommonLisp." Scheme is the +programming languages. The other dialect is called "Common Lisp." Scheme is the more clean and minimalistic dialect, and is what's mostly used in academic circles. @@ -82,11 +82,17 @@ another Scheme implementation, though, there's no compelling reason to switch.) Since the name change is so recent, you're likely to run across both sets of names. +PLT/Racket stands to Scheme in something like the relation Firefox stands to HTML. It's one program among others for working with the language; and many of those programs (or web browsers) permit different extensions, have small variations, and so on. + PLT Scheme had several components. The two most visible components for us were the command-line interpreter "mzscheme" and a teaching-friendly editor/front-end "DrScheme". In Racket these have been renamed "racket" and "DrRacket", respectively. +* In your web browser: + + There is a (slow, bare-bones) version of Scheme available for online use at . + * **To install in Windows**