Re: [Chicken-users] Curious: why the name Chicken Scheme?
On Aug 11, 2010, at 9:43 AM, John Gabriele wrote: Hi, I looked around the wiki but did not see an answer to this. Just curious: why is it named Chicken Scheme? :) As I remember: Felix had (has?) a character figurine of the bad penguin from The Wrong Trousers, a Wallace Gromit adventure. He saw this when searching a name for his new Scheme compiler. From a bird to Chicken is his internal logic. Thanks, ---John ___ Chicken-users mailing list Chicken-users@nongnu.org http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/chicken-users Best Wishes, Kon ___ Chicken-users mailing list Chicken-users@nongnu.org http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/chicken-users
[Chicken-users] Curious: why the name Chicken Scheme?
Hi, I looked around the wiki but did not see an answer to this. Just curious: why is it named Chicken Scheme? :) Thanks, ---John ___ Chicken-users mailing list Chicken-users@nongnu.org http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/chicken-users
Re: [Chicken-users] Curious: why the name Chicken Scheme?
On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 12:43:30PM -0400, John Gabriele wrote: Hi, I looked around the wiki but did not see an answer to this. Just curious: why is it named Chicken Scheme? :) It used to be part of the Frequently Asked Questions in the manual: https://wiki.call-cc.org/man/3/faq#why-call-it-chicken I don't know why this FAQ item was removed for the Chicken 4 manual. Cheers, Peter -- http://sjamaan.ath.cx -- The process of preparing programs for a digital computer is especially attractive, not only because it can be economically and scientifically rewarding, but also because it can be an aesthetic experience much like composing poetry or music. -- Donald Knuth ___ Chicken-users mailing list Chicken-users@nongnu.org http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/chicken-users
Re: [Chicken-users] Curious: why the name Chicken Scheme?
And what about Egg too? On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 5:43 PM, John Gabriele jmg3...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I looked around the wiki but did not see an answer to this. Just curious: why is it named Chicken Scheme? :) Thanks, ---John ___ Chicken-users mailing list Chicken-users@nongnu.org http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/chicken-users ___ Chicken-users mailing list Chicken-users@nongnu.org http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/chicken-users
Re: [Chicken-users] Curious: why the name Chicken Scheme?
On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 1:16 PM, Stephen Eilert spedr...@gmail.com wrote: 2010/8/11 Emeka emekami...@gmail.com: And what about Egg too? hmmm... Chickens are oviparous? :) At one point in Chicken 3 you could actually upgrade the Chicken core by typing chicken-setup chicken, so Chicken actually was an egg. ___ Chicken-users mailing list Chicken-users@nongnu.org http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/chicken-users
