Re: [tlug] ruby and python in Japan

[Al Hoang <hoanga@??>]

On Mar 1, 2007, at 11:06 PM, Curt Sampson wrote:

> > Javascript:
> >    A whole 'nuther smoke, this is (normally) a client-side
> >    interpreted language, heavily dependent on a standard DOM.  Ie,
> >    can be combined effectively with any of the above, which are
> >    server-side.
>
> A reasonably nice language, and a perfect example of how lack of  
> library
> standardization can kill a decent language.

	Funny you should say this about JavaScript as I think this is a
problem endemic of Scheme as well since the R5RS standard for Scheme
only specifies a (relatively) small set of things to conform to.  It  
seems
there are more scheme dialects than dialects of Chinese[1] floating
around with just enough differences that I'm going presume you can't
expect a non-trivial program you write for one dialect of scheme to  
easily
work with a different scheme implementation [2], unfortunately.
	The Scheme community seems to be trying to rectify this by
working on a new standardization effort. [3]  I hope things turn out
well for that.  But as for right now, it seems your best bet is to  
just choose
one scheme implementation and run with it.  But of course if
Murphy has anything to say about it, the feature you really want
is in that OTHER dialect of Scheme.


Alain


[1] Okay, pure hyperbole
[2] Yes of course with a hammer and determination all is possible
[3] http://www.schemers.org/Documents/Standards/Charter/