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igneous4 on Feb 16, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Guile 2.0 is out

In what ways is Guile different from other Schemes, such as Gambit and Chicken?

Is Guile a good Scheme to start off with when first learning Scheme?

krakensden on Feb 16, 2011 [–]

It's easy to embed, it also has (had?) a Javascript-syntax mode.

Racket is what most people recommend for learning.

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