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The name Scheme somehow makes sense to me ("in the grand scheme of things"), while the name Racket does not, even though it parallels the alternative meaning of
by Koshkin 4y ago
The name Scheme somehow makes sense to me ("in the grand scheme of things"), while the name Racket does not, even though it parallels the alternative meaning of
the word "scheme." ("Matt" would be a more fitting name, looking at the names of the people involved :)
- soegaard 4y agoHere is an explanation: > Scheme was originally called "Schemer", > in the tradition of other Lisp-derived languages > such as Planner or Conniver. > The current name resulted from the authors' use of the ITS operating system, > which limited filenames to two components of at most six characters each. > Currently, "Schemer" is commonly used to refer to a Scheme programmer. So the Schemer, Planner and Conniving we get to Racketering. The dictionary on "a racket": 2. INFORMAL an illegal or dishonest scheme for obtaining money. "a protection racket"