:''Croma is also the Italian name for an [[eighth note]]
'''Croma''' is a dialect of [[Lisp programming language|Lisp]] created by the 2005 [[Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition (Ireland)|Irish Young Scientist of the Year]], [[Patrick Collison]].
This language went on to take second place at the 17th European Contest for Young Scientists in [[Moscow]].
The underlying structure has been rewritten in [[C (programming language)|C]] and [[Erlang programming language|Erlang]]-style multiprocessing has also been added. First class macros have been dropped from the features of Croma.
==External links==
* [http://lemonodor.com/archives/001038.html Short interview with Patrick Collison]
* [http://www.apple.com/uk/education/profiles/croma/ Apple interview with Patrick Collison]