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On 12/30/2015 08:14 PM, karl AT aspodata DOT se wrote:
> That said, I'm somewhat surprised about the "we don't want scheme"
> emphasis expressed in this mailing list.
>
> Look at a in some ways similar project:http://www.lilypond.org/
> They use c/c++/python/scheme with scripting in scheme only, and they
> are successful at it.
>
> 1, So first point is: even if I'm not at ease with with or like
>     scheme, I do see that one can make great things with it.
>
> 2. Their users are not programmers, they are musicians and the like.
>     Why can they use scheme to such a great extent without any complaint
>     whatsoever, and not I (even though I "know how to program") ?
>
> 3, the experience of lilypond devs is that c/c++ is much harder to use
>     than scheme, and I get a impression that if they would start over
>     they would skip the c++ part in favour of scheme.

I have even done some scheme before.  I was putting out a review of what has been said,
and I really like Vladimir's proposal to get the scheme inside gschem cleaned up.

I would be able to contribute some in scheme, just not right now.