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From: harlan@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Pete Harlan)
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Subject: Re: call/cc
Keywords: continuations
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Date: 10 Mar 90 02:39:35 GMT
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sane@cs.uiuc.edu (Aamod Sane) writes:

|	I tried to understand the operation of call/cc from Dybvigs text
|and the R3.99 without success. Can someone give a good explanation here or
|a reference? It is said that the interepreter uses continuations which are 
|not visible normally  etc. but I dont quite get this.

Chapters 16 and 17 of _Scheme and the Art of Programming_, by
Springer/Friedman, McGraw-Hill/MIT Press, gives a thorough
introduction to understanding call/cc.  It includes many examples of
its use, and many exercises for practicing.  I highly recommend it.

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Pete Harlan
harlan@silver.ucs.indiana.edu