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Both "Common Lisp" and various (!) Schemes are dialects of lisp. As for why CL is preferred - it's probably about the ecosystem, tools and libraries. No Scheme
by klibertp 14y ago
Both "Common Lisp" and various (!) Schemes are dialects of lisp.
As for why CL is preferred - it's probably about the ecosystem, tools and libraries. No Scheme and very few languages can compete with CL in this matter. However there is Rachet, a Scheme that has a chance to approach CL in the next decade (only my opinion).