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Scheme was/is seen as a teaching tool/research platform while CL was/is the language to actually make something in. Doubly so with PLTScheme being marketed as a

Scheme was/is seen as a teaching tool/research platform while CL was/is the language to actually make something in. Doubly so with PLTScheme being marketed as a teaching tool, just never got the momentum. The re-brand wasn't a bad idea in that respect but they probably should have held off until they had some shiney new showcase app/library to (ugh) synergize with (see Pharo piggy backing with Seaside).

gnosis 14y ago
"Scheme was/is seen as a teaching tool/research platform while CL was/is the language to actually make something in." Scheme is great for both, and it's very unfortunate that the impression most people have of it is that it's an educational/reasearch tool only.