[r6rs-discuss] [Formal] Scheme is not a scripting language.

From: Andre van Tonder <andre>
Date: Tue Nov 14 13:08:51 2006

On Mon, 13 Nov 2006, Arthur A.Gleckler wrote:

> In <7. Scripts> and throughout the document, use the word "program" wherever
> "script" is used now. Scheme is not a "scripting language," and there's no
> reason to use this Unix-specific terminology, especially given the bad
> connotations it has.

I agree. Calling Scheme programs "scripts" is extremely bad marketing. It
will just help perpetuate the "Lisps are slow" misconception.

Andre
Received on Tue Nov 14 2006 - 13:08:17 UTC