Programming languages for the Java Virtual Machine JVM

Kawa (pronounced kava) is a compiler and run-time system for Scheme written completely in Java. It generates Java bytecodes using a “codegen” package which may be more generally useful. See also Byte-compilation of Scheme using Java byte-codes.

Jscheme is a dialect of Scheme with a very simple interface to Java. It implements all of R4RS Scheme except that continuations can only be used as escape procedures and strings are not mutable.

Skij is a Scheme interpreter written in Java. Its strong points in comparision with other existing Scheme-in-Java implementations are its small size and its facilities for manipulating Java objects and controlling the Java environment. Skij includes extensions to Scheme that permit fully interactive dynamic invocation of methods on arbitrary Java objects; interfaces to threads and synchronization; and support for writing UI event callbacks in Scheme.Skij was designed to bring the hands-on interactive feel of Lisp programming to the Java environment, and its primary use is as a debugging, exploration, and scripting tool. It can also be used for application development where speed is not critical.

JScheme is a hybrid language formed by combining the core syntax of Scheme with the objects, methods, and lexical structure of Java.

Jaja is an implementation of Scheme in Java.

HotScheme is a Java-based interpreter for the Lisp dialect Scheme. It is intended as an exhibit of some of Java’s power, a tool that schools can use to supply students with a Lisp interpreter, and, ultimately, an interactive Internet programming environment.

The Scheme package is a Java library implementation of the scheme language. It is designed so that you can easily use it in a Java application or applet to make it extensible.

PS³I, the Persistent Server-Side Scheme Interpreter, is a nearly R4RS-compliant Scheme implementation, written in Java, multi-users, multi-threaded and aimed to run on (Web-)servers (as servlets).

SISC is an extensible Java based interpreter of the algorithmic language Scheme. SISC is a complete implementation of the language. The entire R5RS Scheme standard is supported. SISC can also interface with Java through a bridge module called J2S.

Bigloo is a Scheme implementation devoted to one goal: enabling Scheme based programming style where C(++) is usually required. Bigloo attempts to make Scheme practical by offering features usually presented by traditional programming languages but not offered by Scheme and functional programming. Bigloo compiles Scheme modules. It delivers small and fast stand alone binary executables. Bigloo enables full connections between Scheme and C programs, between Scheme and Java programs, and between Scheme and C# programs. (Use the version flagged as “Win32 precompiled version relying exclusively on the JVM back-end” for JVM version. Please inform me if you detect problems with its execution on platforms other than Win32. RT)