[Gardeners] Scheme vs CommonLisp

[Chris Dean]

nubis <gnubis at gmail.com> writes:
> I can find the differences between them STFW (already found some of
> them), but I want your informated subjective opinion. What are the
> biggest differences technical and culturally between Common Lisp and
> Plt Scheme. Which kind of people uses each one?

The other answers have been great, but I wanted to give you my
opinion.  Especially since colleagues ask me this question all the
time.   (Well, actually they ask me is they should use Scheme or
Common Lisp.)

I think that if you are just starting out, you should use PLT Scheme.
It has a very friendly and helpful community as well as a very good
set of libraries.  That isn't to say the other Schemes and CLs aren't
good (they are generally wonderfully), but PLT is a particularly good
environment to start in.

That's my opinion, for whatever it's worth!

If you choose PLT Scheme there is a simple guide to writing web apps
at http://docs.plt-scheme.org/more/

Cheers,
Chris Dean