https://www.pistack.xyz/tags/r7rs/ Recent content in R7rs on Pi Stack Hugo en-us Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/2026-09-30-chibi-scheme-vs-gambit-vs-gerbil-r7rs-toolchains-2026/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/2026-09-30-chibi-scheme-vs-gambit-vs-gerbil-r7rs-toolchains-2026/ <p>Most language comparisons are written about languages nobody ships with. Scheme is different: it is 50 years old, it is the source of half the ideas in modern JavaScript and Rust, and in 2026 there are still three implementations — <strong>chibi-scheme</strong>, <strong>Gambit</strong> and <strong>Gerbil</strong> — receiving commits <em>this week</em>. If you want a small scripting runtime to embed in a C program, a compiler that turns Scheme into fast standalone binaries, or a batteries-included dialect for writing real applications, the decision is not academic.</p>