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All,

In your mind, what are the pros and cons of using MIT Scheme versus DrScheme, in the context of trying to go through SICP (presumably simultaneously to watching some / all the MIT 6.001 videos)?

Please feel free to edit below:

MIT Scheme pros:
- Specifically built for SICP and MIT 6.001.
MIT Scheme cons:

DrScheme pros:
- Wider-spread usage, more active community.
DrScheme Cons:

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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.

Bill the Lizard
Thanks. Have you encountered any problem doing that?
JDelage
@JDelage: No, not yet. I'm only about halfway through the exercises in chapter 1 of SICP, but I've also run some example code from here on SO and from the solutions on Programming Praxis (http://programmingpraxis.com/) with the same settings with no problems.
Bill the Lizard
Bill - That programmingpraxis site seems awesome, thank you.
JDelage