andy@zodiac.ads.com (Andy Cromarty) (12/08/88)
In article <wXb7Spy00jaIIhWssR@andrew.cmu.edu lord+@andrew.cmu.edu (Tom Lord) writes: Where can one earn a living exploring or extending Scheme? -t My research group at Advanced Decision Systems uses Scheme exclusively for our distributed computing research. We have our own R3RS compiler and runtime environment with extensions to support our research in object-oriented communications protocols, heterogeneous dynamic process migration, real-time distributed problem solving, use of advanced architecture computing systems, programming language research, and other related topics. (I can provide a literature reference or two if there is more interest.) Texas Instruments has a long and impressive track record in the use and promotion of Scheme. Surely they can represent their accomplishments better than I, but as a brief synopsis: To my understanding, they use Scheme (and even teach it) internally; they sell a Scheme product (TI's PC Scheme); and they remain active in the Scheme design definition effort. Presumably the folks at Semantic Microsystems (I believe that's their name) who market Scheme for the Macintosh do a significant amount of Scheme coding in the course of preparing their Scheme product, which in my estimation is a first-class product. [Excuse the pun] There doubtless are other active commercial/industry Scheme users; perhaps this note will entice them out of the woodwork. Andrew Cromarty Advanced Decision Systems <andy@ADS.com>