What are the actual differences between Scheme and Common Lisp? (Or any other two dialects of Lisp)

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Note: I am not asking which to learn, which is better, or anything like that.

I picked up the free version of SICP because I felt it would be nice to read (I\'v

Answer 1

scheme:

• orginally very few specifications (new R7RS seems to be heavier)
• due to the easy syntax, scheme can be learned quickly
• implementations provide additional functions, but names can differ in different implementations

common lisp:

• many functions are defined by the bigger specification
• different namespace for functions and variables (lisp-2)

that are some points, sure there are many more, which i don't remember right now.