Author: [Chad Smith]

This appeared in January, 2000.

This book is a complete reference manual for itcl, as well as covering [OO] design issues, etc.
Covers fundamentals, as well as advanced topics such as overloading, code reuse, multiple inheritance, abstract base classes, performance issues. Also covers itk and the 56 iwidgets.  This is a tutorial approach rather than an encyclopedic approach to covering the material.

''Unfortunately, this book is now out-of-print. It can still be gotten from used book retailers, but at a premium cost. [Marty Backe]''

Too bad that people didn't buy more copies, and thus keep it in print.

I learned about the book going out-of-print when I talked with Chad a few weeks ago. He too was obviously disappointed with Osborne dropping the book. FWIW, it is available at http://www.books24x7.com/ if you happen to have a subscription. [Marty Backe]

''[escargo] 6 Jan 2003'' - I bought one of two available copies at the MicroCenter store in Saint
Louis Park, Minnesota, today.  So, it might be out of print, but there are still copies available
in certain places.

We bought one at https://www.megabytebooks.com//catalogue/264/0072121068/index.html in april 2003. 
'''Vico''' ''4 Jun 2003''

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Anyone want to sell a copy of this book to me?  It's been around now for a few years.  I'd pay a premium to a user of this wiki.  I'd rather give someone here the money before going out of pay a premium to a bookseller who doesn't give a damn about TCL or incr-TCL.

7/2005

Dereck

[JH]: I have a few copies that I could bring to the Tcl conference in October, for those interested.

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Check here:
http://www.baccah.com/book.asp?ISBN=0072121068
I don't know if they still have it, but 240 L.E is like 50$ 

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Since the book is out of print, don't the rights revert back to the author? Would he be interested in making it freely available, possibly as a PDF?  I already own a copy and I love it, but a searchable PDF or HTML would make my life easier.

[RLH] 2005-08-02:  That is a good suggestion. Has anyone asked the author about it? It would be nice if books like this could become a user commentable wiki so that users actually using itcl could update the information. I know, I am a dreamer.  : )

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2006-12-20: The examples in the book are still available for downloading at: http://www.osborne.com/downloads/downloads.shtml
Just look for the book title in the long alphabetized list.


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