>"...learning Scheme ..., ...You will, however, be a much better programmer if you do and you will come to appreciate the beauty of these languages... Sorry bu

>"...learning Scheme ..., ...You will, however, be a much better programmer if you do and you will come to appreciate the beauty of these languages... Sorry but this could be said just about any language as this is very personal opinion. I for one think that knowledge of any particular language does not define being "much better programmer". Rather it is the good understanding of a general concepts and knowing how computers work. Author's opinion about performance is also one sided. For some tasks it matters not yet it is never good enough for others.