Scheme

Revised(5) Report on the Algorithmic Language Scheme

• Summary
• Introduction
  • Background
  • Acknowledgements
• 1. Overview of Scheme
  • 1.1 Semantics
  • 1.2 Syntax
  • 1.3 Notation and terminology
    • 1.3.1 Primitive; library; and optional features
    • 1.3.2 Error situations and unspecified behavior
    • 1.3.3 Entry format
    • 1.3.4 Evaluation examples
    • 1.3.5 Naming conventions
• 2. Lexical conventions
  • 2.1 Identifiers
  • 2.2 Whitespace and comments
  • 2.3 Other notations
• 3. Basic concepts
  • 3.1 Variables; syntactic keywords; and regions
  • 3.2 Disjointness of types
  • 3.3 External representations
  • 3.4 Storage model
  • 3.5 Proper tail recursion
• 4. Expressions
  • 4.1 Primitive expression types
    • 4.1.1 Variable references
    • 4.1.2 Literal expressions
    • 4.1.3 Procedure calls
    • 4.1.4 Procedures
    • 4.1.5 Conditionals
    • 4.1.6 Assignments
  • 4.2 Derived expression types
    • 4.2.1 Conditionals
    • 4.2.2 Binding constructs
    • 4.2.3 Sequencing
    • 4.2.4 Iteration
    • 4.2.5 Delayed evaluation
    • 4.2.6 Quasiquotation
  • 4.3 Macros
    • 4.3.1 Binding constructs for syntactic keywords
    • 4.3.2 Pattern language
• 5. Program structure
  • 5.1 Programs
  • 5.2 Definitions
    • 5.2.1 Top level definitions
    • 5.2.2 Internal definitions
  • 5.3 Syntax definitions
• 6. Standard procedures
  • 6.1 Equivalence predicates
  • 6.2 Numbers
    • 6.2.1 Numerical types
    • 6.2.2 Exactness
    • 6.2.3 Implementation restrictions
    • 6.2.4 Syntax of numerical constants
    • 6.2.5 Numerical operations
    • 6.2.6 Numerical input and output
  • 6.3 Other data types
    • 6.3.1 Booleans
    • 6.3.2 Pairs and lists
    • 6.3.3 Symbols
    • 6.3.4 Characters
    • 6.3.5 Strings
    • 6.3.6 Vectors
  • 6.4 Control features
  • 6.5 Eval
  • 6.6 Input and output
    • 6.6.1 Ports
    • 6.6.2 Input
    • 6.6.3 Output
    • 6.6.4 System interface
• 7. Formal syntax and semantics
  • 7.1 Formal syntax
    • 7.1.1 Lexical structure
    • 7.1.2 External representations
    • 7.1.3 Expressions
    • 7.1.4 Quasiquotations
    • 7.1.5 Transformers
    • 7.1.6 Programs and definitions
  • 7.2 Formal semantics
  • 7.3 Derived expression types
• Notes
  • Language changes
• Additional material
• Example
• Bibliography
• Alphabetic index of definitions of concepts, keywords, and procedures

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