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Looks like MIT Scheme (on which the ScmUtils system runs) still gets some regular maintainence releases, though I don't know how active development is these day
by kkylin 7y ago
Looks like MIT Scheme (on which the ScmUtils system runs) still gets some regular maintainence releases, though I don't know how active development is these days:
https://www.gnu.org/software/mit-scheme/ https://www.gnu.org/software/mit-scheme/
https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/mit-scheme/stable.pkg/ https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/mit-scheme/stable.pkg/
Installation instructions for the ScmUtils package:
http://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/users/gjs/6946/index.html http://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/users/gjs/6946/index.html
As far as I know, Gerry and Jack still teach the course every year (can someone currently at MIT verify?) and still use the system.
- bryanrasmussen 7y agoI had assumed it was being done in Python https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14167453 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14167453
- thatcherc 7y agoNope, that's just the 'intro to programming' class. The class for this book is "Classical Mechanics: A Computational Approach" (I think) and it's definitely still taught in Scheme.
- jhbadger 7y agoWhile I'm glad to hear that, how does that work given that the students presumably won't have been taught Scheme from SCIP beforehand? Is it just a given that students taking the class learned Scheme on their own?
- bryanrasmussen 7y agoThanks, I had assumed the intro class changing would signal a comprehensive shift.
- mspecter 7y agoYep! https://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/users/gjs/6.945/ https://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/users/gjs/6.945/ I'm in his group at MIT.
- kkylin 7y agoGood to hear! Please say hi to everyone. I used to hang out in the group back when it was still at Tech^2.