[CM] Learn CM - Sal or Scheme

[publst]

Thanks for the response.

Is 'Notes from the Metalevel' still relevant to learning the current version of CM3?

On 29 Apr 2011, at 23:06, Heinrich Taube wrote:

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> On Apr 29, 2011, at 4:16 AM, publst wrote:
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>> When learning Common Music from scratch which is the recommended language: Sal or Scheme?
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> hi, if you are comfortable with prefix notation or have programmed in the past then use scheme, if not i would use sal since its easier to learn.  ive taught with both and can definitely say that students pick it up much faster and more easily than scheme, my first semester course gets lots more done than it did using lisp syntax
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> that said, if you need the full expressive features of scheme then there is no substitute.
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>> Given that all the examples in 'Notes from the Metalevel' are in Scheme: what are the advantages of learning Sal?
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> infix, easy to learn (very little syntax)
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>> Is one language more functionally capable than the other?
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> hard to beat scheme for expressive power!  the question is: do you  need that.
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>> Will 'Notes from the Metalevel' be updated to include Sal?
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> not sure, maybe on sabbatical!
> if you boot Grace you can give both a try , look in the Help menu for examples and tutorials for both
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