diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 54a48ee8..e4affbcd 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ [![Github CI - Windows](https://github.com/justinethier/cyclone-bootstrap/workflows/Windows%20MSYS2%20Build/badge.svg)](https://github.com/justinethier/cyclone-bootstrap) -Cyclone is a brand-new Scheme-to-C compiler built to allow real-world application development using the R7RS Scheme Language standard. We provide modern features and a stable system capable of generating fast native binaries. +Cyclone is a brand-new Scheme-to-C compiler with the goal of supporting real-world application development using the R7RS Scheme Language standard. We provide modern features and a stable system capable of generating fast native binaries. [Cheney on the MTA](https://github.com/justinethier/cyclone/raw/master/docs/research-papers/CheneyMTA.pdf) is used by Cyclone's runtime to implement full tail recursion, continuations, and generational garbage collection. In addition, the Cheney on the MTA concept has been extended to allow execution of multiple native threads. An on-the-fly garbage collector is used to manage the second-generation heap and perform major collections without "stopping the world".