cho of "<a
href="http://sc2.sf.net/">Ur-Quan Masters" (one of my favorite
games)</a> was a plus as well.  Also, the ancient capital of Sumer was
Ur of the Chaldees (אור כשדים in Hebrew), and it's an Unoriginal
Reimplementation of Scheme.  (Thanks to Ben Goetter for that.)  Or at
least some of it.</p>

<h2>Origins and Lessons</h2>

<p>In February 2008, <b>I wanted to write a metacompiler for <a
href="http://pobox.com/~kragen/sw/bicicleta" 
>Bicicleta</a></b>, but I was
intimidated because I'd never w