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I bought this book on dead trees a couple of weeks ago. I've been working through it. The first third is a typical intro to Scheme - types, code as data, recu
by kbob 16y ago
I bought this book on dead trees a couple of weeks ago. I've been working through it.
The first third is a typical intro to Scheme - types, code as data, recursion, call/cc, etc., probably more thorough than most intro books, but also faster paced.
The remainder is a much-needed exegesis of R6RS. Every procedure and syntactic form in R6RS is explained, and many dark corners are probed.
There is a chapter of bigger examples at the end. I have not yet read those.
- afroisalreadyin 16y agoi also have the dead-tree version and am currently on page 100. the book is great, and is perfect for people who already know other programming languages. one think i don't like, though, is that some difficult concepts ad methods ( e.g. call/cc) are not explained as good as other, simpler features. i'm trying to learn scheme because of features like those, and would rather read a few ages more than less.