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FAQ is an abbreviation for "Frequently Asked Question(s)". The term refers to listed questions and answers, all supposed to be frequently asked in some context, and pertaining to a particular topic. Since the acronym originated in textual media, its pronunciation varies; both "fak" and "F.A.Q." are commonly heard (and therefore, when used with an indefinite article, it is either "a FAQ" or "an FAQ"). Depending on usage, the term may refer specifically to a single frequently-asked question, or to an assembled list of many questions and their answers. An alternative suggestion is that FAQ is actually a clumsily-constructed three letter acronym purported to have come from computer IT specialists, frustrated with answering over and over again the same, perceived stupid questions from computer users, and which secretly stands for the pronunciation "fah-queue". For example: "Please read the FAQ list to ensure your question has not already been answered before bothering the overworked IT department".
Origins
While the name may be recent, the FAQ format itself is quite old. For instance, Matthew Hopkins wrote The Discovery of Witches in 1647 in FAQ format. He introduces it as "Certaine Queries answered," ... Many old catechisms are in a question and answer format.
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FAQs, Help, and Tutorials :: Lisp
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The Commando Forth Compiler: Programming - Languages - Forth - Implementations - FAQs Help and Tutorials http://bit.ly/4JLC5f
A Page About call/cc - Good introduction, explains call-with-current-continuation function and how it works. Compares to exceptions in languages Java, C++, C's setjmp() and longjmp(), problems of lexical versus dynamic scoping with continuations. Very informative, more so for intermediate Scheme programmer trying to understand language's heart.
Meta Description: [ Some thoughts and explanations about the call/cc (call-with-current-continuation) function, its meaning and its uses ]
An Introduction to Scheme - By Shriram Krishnamurthi. Introduction, history, code samples. Published in student magazine of Association for Computing Machinery, which has published several articles on varied languages, including Scheme. [ACM Crossroads]
Meta Description: [ An Introduction to Scheme ]
An Introduction to Scheme - A paper by Daniel P. Friedman (1994) which provides a good introduction to Scheme programming. Presented at the First International Forum on Computer Programming in Education, ITESM, Mexico.
Compiling: A High-level Introduction Using Scheme - A short paper by Christopher T. Haynes (1997) which outlines a one-semester course presenting compiler development in a number of code transformation steps using Scheme as its source language.
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Fundamentals of Computer Science I - Materials (lab assignments, homework exercises, exams, and projects) for an introductory course in Computer Science taught in Scheme at Grinnell College. The primary Scheme system used is Chez Scheme, but SCM and DrScheme are also used, along with XEmacs for editing.
High School Computing: The Inside Story - How Scheme made learning programming fun.
Indiana University Educational Infrastructure Project - Developing software and courseware to support the use of Scheme in undergraduate education.
Scheme in Education - A meta-resource maintained by Shriram Krishnamurthi for people interested in Scheme as a tool in education.
Schools Using Scheme - A compilation of colleges, universities, and secondary schools which use Scheme in their curricula. Compiled and maintained by Ed Martin of Schemers, Inc.
Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs Web Site - SICP is a very well known text teaching the conceptual basis of programming. The full text is available on the web site.
Teach Yourself Scheme in Fixnum Days - An online Scheme tutorial by Dorai Sitaram.
Meta Description: [ A practical
introduction to the programming language Scheme ]
The TeachScheme! Project - Goals of this Rice University project: disseminate a new introductory curriculum on computing, and turn computing and programming into indispensable parts of the liberal arts college curriculum.
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Tutorial Introduction to Guile - A short tutorial on using Guile and integrating it with a sample turtle graphics X Window program.
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