sisc-scheme ☆
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Description:
Extensive Java based Scheme interpreter
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Developer tools
Tags: scheme java interpreter r5rs programming-languages
Install: brew install sisc-scheme
About:
SISC Scheme is a sophisticated, Java-based Scheme interpreter that supports the full R5RS standard and includes many SRFIs. Its primary value proposition is the seamless integration of Scheme's expressive power with the vast Java ecosystem, allowing developers to leverage Java libraries directly within Scheme code.
Key Features:
  • Full R5RS compliance with extensive SRFI support
  • Seamless interoperability with Java classes and libraries
  • Advanced macro system and hygienic macros
  • Tail call optimization and continuations
Use Cases:
  • Scripting and extending Java applications
  • Teaching programming language concepts and functional programming
  • Rapid prototyping by combining Scheme's expressiveness with Java's libraries
Alternatives:
  • Racket – A full-featured dialect of Scheme with its own extensive ecosystem and tooling
  • Chicken Scheme – Compiles to highly efficient C code, offering different performance characteristics
Version History
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Aug 26, 2025 3:32pm 0 VERSION_BUMP c69b1cf5
Sep 13, 2024 11:45pm 0 VERSION_BUMP e94ce4ea
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