Scheme

Evidence (4)

• 5InfoQ·9/25/2026research
  Spritely Demo Highlights Decentralized Internet Infrastructure

  Christine Lemmer-Webber and David Thompson describe Spritely’s architecture for building peer-to-peer applications without central servers. They highlight capability-based access control, actor-model messaging, petname systems, and local-first CRDTs as key pieces of the design.

• 3Hacker News·8/22/2026research
  A Friendly Introduction to Racket

  The article introduces Racket through a short history of Lisp, Scheme, and Racket, emphasizing Lisp’s influence on modern programming ideas such as REPLs, first-class functions, and homoiconicity. It also positions Racket as a language for building languages and points readers to its installation and interactive development environment, DrRacket.

• 4InfoQ·7/14/2026research
  Schemaboi Proposes Self-Contained Schemas for Compatible Data Evolution

  Seph Gentle proposes Schemaboi, an experimental file format that embeds schemas directly in file headers so data can remain readable without external definitions. The approach is designed to support forward, backward, and sideways compatibility, reducing coordination needs and helping avoid data loss as formats evolve.

• 4Hacker News·7/7/2026open_source
  SICP Video Lectures from 1986

  A complete set of 20 video lectures by Hal Abelson and Gerald Jay Sussman on Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs has been made available. The lectures follow the first edition of the book and are offered under a Creative Commons license compatible with commercial use. They remain relevant for students because the course structure and core themes are largely unchanged in later editions.