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Introduction to Functional Programming in Scheme - slide 3 : 49

Scheme

Scheme is a small, yet powerful language in the Lisp family

Scheme characteristics:
- Supports functional programming
  - Imperative programming is supported as well
- Functions are first class data objects
- Uses static binding of free names in procedures and functions
- Types are checked and handled at run time - no static type checking
- Parameters are evaluated before being passed - no lazyness

Scheme is an attractive alternative to Common Lisp and Emacs Lisp

Installing a Scheme System