There are some people who prefer JavaScript to scheme. More importantly, many more people have been exposed to JavaScript than have been exposed to scheme.
Re:The Little Javascripter
by swannodette on Saturday September 26, 2009 @10:44PM
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Those who know anything about JavaScript know that JavaScript WAS Scheme (plus Self). And then Brendan Eich was forced to adopt C style syntax because of the impending popularity of Java.
Yeah, but JavaScript IS not, by any stretch of the imagination anything like scheme today, aside from first class functions. It really pains me when people say JavaScript is scheme + self. That just isn't true.
Pretty sure boucher is aware :)
I'm working out a problem right now for JavaScript (client-side dictionary/grammar thingy) and it's easier for me to explore the problem in Scheme.
I don't really know why anyone would voluntarily choose to use JavaScript when Scheme is available.
edit: I'm not hating on this idea. JavaScript DOES have first-class functions and lexical scoping, so you can indeed do The Little Schemer in it. I'm pointing out PLT Scheme for anyone who hasn't already done The Little Schemer and has had their interest piqued.