And then I plan on bundling Schemepunk (or something like it, if this scheme-live project ends up subsuming Schemepunk) into Tangled, and suggesting that it be used as the standard library, to avoid lock-in. This would allow users to try Tangled as their first Scheme, and move on without having to change much if they decide they want to use something else, which goes a long way toward solving the "what Scheme to use" analysis paralysis.

Exactly. This is what Scheme needs :) We can't decide which implementation is the Right One (TM) and many of us don't want to. A large canonical collection of practical libraries is the best way for Scheme to draw new people in and lose its reputation as a non-portable language. And the best way to ease the implementation debates inside the community as well.

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