In the context of programming languages, the Scheme programming language is a streamlined variant of the Lisp programming language. It was originally to be called "Schemer," but the operating system on which it was first implemented had a six-character file name limit, so it was renamed "Scheme."
... from UCLA with a degree in Political Science. Between 1957 and 1960, he was on the editorial board of the Leftist magazine, Liberation. He was a staunch pacifist ...