guile

  • compiler optimizations
    • bytevectors for unboxed floating point math
      • logand has needed bits analysis for unboxing
    • define-inlinable macro for function inline
  • statically linked relocatable guile using name resolution will still try to load libs
    • strace ~/.guix-profile/bin/guile -c '(display (getaddrinfo "gnu.org"))'
  • goops for objects instead of records
  • can embed precise gc whippet
  • goblins adding wasm support for distributed objects
  • guile wasm https://gitlab.com/spritely/guile-hoot-updates/
  • sussmans scheme book on reusable programs uses generics and propagator model (uses MIT scheme)
":"; guile -e main -s $0 $@; exit $?

(define (main args)
        (map (lambda (arg) (display arg) (display " "))
             (cdr args))
        (newline))