Pros and cons of MIT Scheme and DrScheme for studying SICP
DrRacket got me up and running in Scheme with little to no thought. I didn't really need to learn anything new in terms of the tools needed to work the language. Furthermore, you get access to tons of packages for the PLT/Racket environment. I installed Vi mode (http://planet.racket-lang.org/display.ss?package=vi.plt&owner=kazzmir) for DrRacket which made solving the SICP exercises a little less painless.
Here's a guide that spells out setting up DrRacket for SICP. It's really easy. http://www.neilvandyke.org/racket-sicp/
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MIT Scheme
Pros:
- Specifically built for SICP and MIT 6.001.
Cons:
- (none yet)
DrScheme
Pros:
- Wider-spread usage, more active community.
Cons:
- (none yet)
I switched from MIT Scheme to DrScheme specifically because I couldn't get a version of MIT that runs on 64-bit Windows. I run DrScheme with the Language "Module" selected to do the SICP exercises.