added link to primer

3_hello_scheme.scm

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+
+(display "Hello, World!\n")

4_basic_types.scm

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+
+(+ 1 2)
+(/ 10 2)
+(/ 2 3)
+
+(+ 1 8 10)
+
+(* (- 8 (/ 30 5)) 21)

5_variables_procedure.scm

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+;; -*- geiser-scheme-implementation: guile -*-
+
+(define name "Jane")
+(string-append "Hello, " name "!") ; "Hello, Jane!"
+
+(define (greet name)
+  (string-append "Hello, " name "!"))
+                                        ;  #<unspecified>
+(greet "Jane")                          ;  "Hello, Jane!"
+(greet "Samantha") ;  "Hello, Samantha"
+
+((lambda (name) (string-append "Hello, " name "!")) "Jane")
+                                        ;   "Hello, Jane!"
+((lambda (name) (string-append "Hello, " name "!")) "Samantha")
+                                        ;  "Hello, Samantha!"
+
+(let ((name "Horace"))
+  (string-append "Hello, " name "!"))   ;   "Hello, Horace!"
+
+(let* ((name "Horace")
+       (greeting (string-append "Hello, " name "!")))
+  (string-append greeting " How are you?"))
+                                        ;   "Hello, Horace! How are you?"
+
+(apply + '(1 2 5))
+                                        ;    8
+(define (chatty-add chatty-name . nums)
+  (format #t "<~a> If you add those together you get ~a."
+          chatty-name
+          (apply + nums)))
+(chatty-add "Jane" 1 2 5)               ;     #t
+
+(define* (shopkeeper thing-to-buy
+                     #:optional (how-many 1)
+                     (cost 20)
+                     #:key (shopkeeper "Sammy")
+                     (store "Plentiful Great Produce"))
+  (format #t "You walk into ~a, grab something from the shelves,\n" store)
+  (display "and walk up to the counter.\n\n")
+  (format #t "~a looks at you and says, " shopkeeper)
+  (format #t "'~a ~a, eh? That'll be ~a coins!'\n" how-many thing-to-buy (* how-many cost)))
+(shopkeeper "apples")
+(shopkeeper "bananas" 10 28)
+(shopkeeper "screws" 3 2 #:shopkeeper "Horace" #:store "Horace's Hardware")
+
+(define (add-and-multiply x y)
+  (values (+ x y) (* x y)))
+(add-and-multiply 2 8)    ;  10 16
+
+(define-values (added multiplied) (add-and-multiply 2 8))
+added  ; 10
+multiplied ;  16
+

6_conditionals_predicates.scm

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+;; -*- geiser-scheme-implementation: guile -*-
+
+(string? "apple") ;  #t
+(string? 5) ;  #f
+(string? 'apple) ;  #f
+
+(define (string-enthusiast obj)
+  (if (string? obj)
+      "Oh my gosh you gave me A STRING!!!"
+      "That WASN'T A STRING AT ALL!!! MORE STRINGS PLEASE!"))
+(string-enthusiast "apple") ;   "Oh my gosh you gave me A STRING!!!"
+(string-enthusiast 5) ;   "That WASN'T A STRING AT ALL!!! MORE STRINGS PLEASE!"
+
+(> 8 9) ;  #f
+(< 8 9) ;  #t
+(> 8 8) ;  #f
+(>= 8 8) ;  #t
+
+(define (goldilocks n smallest-ok biggest-ok)
+  (if (< n smallest-ok)
+      "That's too small!"
+      (if (> n biggest-ok)
+          "That's too big!"
+          "That's just right!")))
+(goldilocks 7 6 8) ;   "That's just right!"
+(goldilocks 33 10 20) ;   "That's too big!"
+(goldilocks 3 10 20) ;   "That's too small!"
+
+(define (goldilocks n smallest-ok biggest-ok)
+  (cond ((< n smallest-ok) "That's too small!")
+        ((> n biggest-ok) "That's too big!")
+        (else "That's just right!")))
+(goldilocks 7 6 8) ;   "That's just right!"
+(goldilocks 33 10 20) ;   "That's too big!"
+(goldilocks 3 10 20) ;   "That's too small!"
+
+(member 'b '(a b c)) ;   (b c)
+(member 'z '(a b c)) ;   #f
+
+(define (fruit-sleuth fruit basket)
+  (if (member fruit basket)
+      "I found it!"
+      "Nope, not in here."))
+
+(fruit-sleuth 'apple '(orange banana apple)) ;   "I found it!"
+(fruit-sleuth 'grape '(orange banana apple)) ;   "Nope, not in here."
+
+

7_list_and_cons.scm

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+;; -*- geiser-scheme-implementation: guile -*-
+
+(list 1 2 "cat" 33.8 'foo) ;  (1 2 "cat" 33.8 foo)
+'(1 2 "cat" 33.8 foo) ;  (1 2 "cat" 33.8 foo)
+
+(cons 'a '()) ;  (a)
+(cons 'a (cons 'b (cons 'c '()))) ;  (a b c)
+
+(list 'a 'b 'c) ;  (a b c)
+'(a b c) ;  (a b c)
+
+(car '(a b c)) ;  a
+(cdr '(a b c)) ;  (b c)
+(car (cdr '(a b c))) ;  b
+
+(cons 'a 'b) ;  (a . b)
+
+(+ 1 2 (- 8 4)) ;  7
+'(+ 1 2 (- 8 4)) ;   (+ 1 2 (- 8 4))
+(let ((name "Horace"))
+  (string-append "Hello, " name)) ;  "Hello, Horace"
+'(let ((name "Horace"))
+   (string-append "Hello, " name)) ;  (let ((name "Horace")) (string-append "Hello, " name))
+
+
+'foo  ;  foo
+(quote foo) ;  foo
+
+'(lambda (x) (* x 2)) ;  (lambda (x) (* x 2))
+(quote (lambda (x) (* x 2))) ;  (lambda (x) (* x 2))
+
+;;; assoc lists
+
+(define animal-noises
+  '((cat . meow)
+    (dog . woof)
+    (pig . oink)))
+(assoc 'cat animal-noises) ;  (cat . meow)
+(assoc 'alien animal-noises) ;  #f
+
+(define (cat-years years)
+  (cond
+   ((<= years 1)       ; first year equivalent to 15
+    (* years 15))
+   ((<= years 2)
+    (+ 15 (* 9 (- years 1))))   ;      second year 9
+   (else
+    (+ 24 (* 4 (- years 2)))))) ; years after that 4
+
+(define (cat-entry name age)
+  `(cat (name ,name) (age ,age) (cat-years-age ,(cat-years age))))
+
+(cat-entry "Missy Rose" 16) ;  (cat (name "Missy Rose") (age 16) (cat-years-age 80))
+(cat-entry "Kelsey" 22) ;  (cat (name "Kelsey") (age 22) (cat-years-age 104))
+

8_closures.scm

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+;; -*- geiser-scheme-implementation: guile -*-
+
+(define (make-goldilocks smallest-ok biggest-ok)
+  (define  (goldilocks n)
+    (cond ((< n smallest-ok) 'too-small)
+          ((> n biggest-ok) 'too-big)
+          (else 'just-right)))
+  goldilocks)
+
+(make-goldilocks 10 30)  ;  #<procedure goldilocks (n)>
+
+(define goldi (make-goldilocks 10 30)) ;  #<unspecified>
+(goldi 7) ;  too-small
+(goldi 256) ;  too-big
+(goldi 22) ;  just-right
+
+
+(define (abstract-cons car-data cdr-data)
+  (lambda (method)
+    (cond ((eq? method 'car) car-data)
+          ((eq? method 'cdr) cdr-data)
+          (else (error "Unknown method -- ABSTRACT-CONS" method)))))
+(define our-cons (abstract-cons 'foo 'bar))
+(our-cons 'car) ;  foo
+(our-cons 'cdr) ;  bar
+

9_iteration_and_recursion.scm

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+;; -*- geiser-scheme-implementation: guile -*-

README.md

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+# Guile Primer
+
+This project follows the primer at  https://spritely.institute/static/papers/scheme-primer.html
+