Revised [6] Report on the Algorithmic Language Scheme

Michael Sperber is an expert in creating high-level software models for complex problem domains. These models allow developers and users to represent domain-specific knowledge directly in the software, rather than forcing them to use awkward technical models. R. Kent Dybvig is a professor in the computer science department at Indiana University. His primary research interest is programming languages. Matthew Flatt is associate professor in the school of computing at the University of Utah. He works on advanced programming languages, including language design, formal semantics, language implementation, and programming environments. Anton van Straaten is a software developer and consultant with a strong interest in the design and development of programming languages. He developed the award-winning software product Class(y), an object-oriented language extension to the Clipper database language.

Preface; Part I. Language: Description of the language; 1. Overview of Scheme; 2. Requirement levels; 3. Numbers; 4. Lexical syntax and datum syntax; 5. Semantic concepts; 6. Entry format; 7. Libraries; 8. Top-level programs; 9. Primitive syntax; 10. Expansion process; 11. Base library; Appendices; Part II. Standard Libraries: 12. Unicode; 13. Bytevectors; 14. List utilities; 15. Sorting; 16. Control structures; 17. Records; 18. Exceptions and conditions; 19. I/O; 20. File system; 21. Command-line access and exit values; 22. Arithmetic; 23. syntax-case; 24. Hashtables; 25. Enumerations; 26. Composite library; 27. Eval; 28. Mutable pairs; 29. Mutable strings; 30. R5RS compatibility; Part III. Non-Normative Appendices: A. Standard-conformant mode; B. Optional case insensitivity; C. Use of square brackets; D. Scripts; E. Source code representation; F. Use of library versions; G. Unique library names; References; Alphabetic index of definitions of concepts, keywords, and procedures.