What is Scheme written in?
The Scheme runtime is written in C.
Scheme is a dialect of the Lisp programming language, first released in 1975.
Implementation
| Layer | Written in | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Runtime | C (since 1984) | MIT Scheme runtime written in C |
Runtime model
The Scheme runtime, written in C, manages the execution of Scheme programs. Runtime-based languages rely on a host process to interpret or compile code at runtime rather than compiling entirely ahead-of-time to native machine code. This means running Scheme programs requires the runtime to be present on the target system.
The choice of C for the runtime gives Scheme access to native performance, established platform abstractions, and existing ecosystem libraries.
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