Hello, On Mon, 13 Jul 2009, carti wrote: > I thought of giving a try for the fun of it. Just want to learn on > my own whenever I get free time. > > Can some experts suggest which one is better(Scheme or LISP), in > terms of:
If you just want to learn for the fun of it, then I suggest that you read the original paper of McCarthy as it explains the core of Lisp and Scheme and a whole lot else. At the same time to learn something practical start customising Emacs using lisp or by playing with e-toys in squeak (which is a scheme implementation). The differences between scheme, lisp, dylan and so on are minor unless you get in very deep. (In fact it is difficult to define what one means by lisp since there are so many implementations). Some would say that you can easily program in lisp using any language at all --- some are just more suited to it than others. (If you figure out what this sentence means, then you have become a Zen master at lisp.) Regards, Kapil. -- _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, email [email protected] with "unsubscribe <password> <address>" in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
