Re: loading additional code

[Matthias Felleisen <matthias@ccs.neu.edu>]

Hmph, please don't capitalize "You" in English writing. 
I assume that you're unfamiliar with netiquette (am I
just too old?) and I'll ignore it. 

Since you're a CS student, I figure you can read papers 
on this stuff. I recommend, in that order: 

1. ICFP 99: Flatt, Findler, Krishnamurthi and Felleisen 
   Programming Languages as Operating Systems 
   (or, Revenge of the Son of the Lisp Machine)

   explains how to build an extensible product in plt scheme. 

2. ESOP 2001: Graunke, Krishnamurthi, Van der Hoeven and Felleisen
   Programming the Web with High-Level Programming Languages

   explains how to build an extensible server with servlet 
   support using 1 (they are called cgi scripts, but ignore that)

3. ASE 2001: Graunke, Findler, Krishnamurthi, Felleisen. 
   Automatically Restructuring Programs for the Web 

   explains how to make money from free software :-)
   just kidding but ask me when you have read it what I mean 

They are all available from 
     http://www.ccs.neu.edu/scheme/pubs/

Then read the docs for the Scheme server in v200 alpha. Relative to your
installation use 

  $PLTHOME/collects/web-server/doc.txt 

Alternative just look for web server in Help Desk. 

To start it, cd to 

  $PLTHOME/bin/

and run
  
 $ ./web-server -p 8080 &

for a start. Then point your browser at http://localhost:8080/
We are aware of problems with this configuration that will be
eliminated for the 200 release (will remain imminent until further 
notice :().

Run some servlets as you desire. Use the xml library to get 
stuff like JSP, call it SSP, going. I recommend the syntax 

  <scheme>expressions ... </scheme>

and 

 <splice>expressions ... </splice>

for now. 

And since you are a CS student, considering joining PLT as a PhD student
and make money over here. Matthew, Shriram, and I will happily entertain 
applications. 

-- Matthias