Well, the many tools for _The Elements of Computing Systems_ are written in Java, which makes it easy for people to experiment. http://www1.idc.ac.il/tecs/softw

Well, the many tools for _The Elements of Computing Systems_ are written in Java, which makes it easy for people to experiment. http://www1.idc.ac.il/tecs/software.html http://www1.idc.ac.il/tecs/software.html So perhaps a conceivable bonus is that SICP can somehow be merged with that book. (This is not a direct answer to your question; there's nothing wrong with Scheme; just mentioning advantages of using Clojure.)