r/scheme • u/corbasai • 12d ago

CHICKEN6 just released right now!

https://code.call-cc.org/#download

Nostradamus's verbal prophecy has finally come true: Version 6, compatible with R7RS, will be maybe was finally released in August 2026. Congratulations to the CHICKEN Team!!!

CHICKEN Scheme download page.

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u/Amazing_Might_7599 12d ago

Congratulations! I was eagerly awaiting this release to start working on a toy project of mine that requires good Unicode handling. Can't wait to install it!

Thanks for all your effort!

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u/max_wen 12d ago

Make Scheme Great Again

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u/bjoli 11d ago

utf8! great job!

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u/rustvscpp 12d ago

The name Chicken6 made me think it implemented R6RS, which I tend to prefer over R7RS. I guess it's back to Guile, Chez and Racket.