On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 11:10 AM, Brian Mastenbrook<[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:30:02 -0500, Joe Marshall <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I largely sat out the R6RS process. This time, I'd like to be more >> pro-active. >> >> I have compiled a list of `Scheme Implementations'. You can view it >> here: >> >> http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=twRSWnj1h-j_F3IHRXxwrmg&output=html >> >> The list is not intended to include *every* Scheme implementation, but >> it is >> intended to include implementations that are somewhat `active'. No >> doubt I missed >> some, and no doubt there are errors. I invite - no, I implore - >> people to send me >> corrections and updates. > > I see one implementation on the list (LispMe) which the author considers > to be dead (i.e. no future versions will be developed). > > Perhaps the best way of compiling accurate information on which > implementations are currently being developed is to put out an open call > for implementors to fill out a survey, and to send an invitation to > implementors who are reasonably active. In order to come up with a > "ranking", perhaps an open survey of users asking how often they program > in Scheme (perhaps a # of hours per month) and which implementations they > use, ranked by amount of time spent using it (perhaps by dividing up the > hours). It doesn't need to be exceptionally accurate, but I think it would > be a good way of objectively "ranking" implementations.
That's a very good idea Brian. Only thing I'd like to add is that the survey should be kept short. My guess is that implementers and users are busy and probably wont do it if it takes a lot of their time. > -- > Brian Mastenbrook > [email protected] > http://brian.mastenbrook.net/ > > _______________________________________________ > r6rs-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.r6rs.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/r6rs-discuss > _______________________________________________ r6rs-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.r6rs.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/r6rs-discuss
