Scheme Lisp - Feel the Cool

Explore the beauty and intricacies of Scheme Lisp in this ACCU 2018 conference talk. Dive into the fundamental building blocks of Lisp, including lists and functions, and discover how they are essentially the same thing. Learn about writing code using recursion and explore advanced features of the language. Gain insights into how Lisp has influenced modern programming languages and how understanding Scheme can help improve coding skills in other languages. Follow along as the speaker covers topics such as simple syntax, expressions, definitions, functions, flow control, and data structures, before delving into more complex concepts like pairs, list-building, recursion, meta-functions, and treating functions as values. Discover the power of quoting, replacement, Duck Typing, lambdas, closures, and metaprogramming in Scheme Lisp. Gain a deeper appreciation for this influential programming language designed in the 1970s and understand both its beautiful aspects and potential drawbacks.

Intro
Simple to use
Simple syntax
Simple expressions
Simple definitions
Simple functions
Simple flow control
Simple data structure
Weird pairs
Weird list-building
Weird lists made of pairs
Weirdly named functions
Weird recursion
Weird meta-functions
Weird functions as values
Weird code as data
Cool quoting
Cool replacement
Cool Duck Typing
Cool lambdas
Cool closures
Cool metaprogramming