Re: [Chicken-users] nested definitions

[Andy Coolware]

> Indeed, because this is a nonstandard Chicken extension.
> This is documented in the manual, here:
> http://wiki.call-cc.org/man/4/Extensions%20to%20the%20standard#curried-definitions
>


Hi,

okay - I got it. But it begs two questions -

1)  SICP book already uses that "extension" almost 30 years ago, so
what prevented it to become a standard over that rather longer period
of time. Does it mean that Scheme language predates SICP book somehow?
2) What is the practical application and a canonical example for how to use it?


Best,
Andy