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Interpreted or compiled execution

Supports tail-call optimization for recursion

Closures maintain lexical environment

Code as data (homoiconicity)

Macro expansion at compile-time or runtime

Source code evaluated in REPL or compiled

Expressions return values

Closures capture lexical environment

Macros expanded at compile-time

Recursion often replaces loops

Functional programming

Recursion-driven computation

Macro-based DSL construction

Modular libraries

Symbolic processing pipelines

Educational platforms

AI algorithm prototypes

DSLs for research

Symbolic computation engines

Embedded scripting in academic software

Minimal core syntax

Code as data (homoiconicity)

Functional abstraction and recursion

Tail-call optimization

Macro-based extensibility

Use tail recursion for large datasets

Modularize code into libraries

Optimize macros for compile-time expansion

Leverage streams for memory-efficient processing

Use compiled Scheme for performance-critical tasks

Port older Lisp/Scheme code to Racket or Chez

Refactor global state to closures

Convert deprecated functions to modern equivalents

Update macro syntax to match standards

Test recursively for correctness