Re: Lisp or SCheme

"csledge" <sunilkjin@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
I am new to functional programming. I would like to know
which is a better language to learn Lisp or Scheme. What are the tools
avaliable in open source env.

Both. ;-) Start with Common Lisp. http://www.cliki.net/Online%20Tutorial

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