My name is Larry W. Virden (aka [LV] here on the Wiki and [lvirden] many places around the internet.

My home web site is http://www.purl.org/net/lvirden/ .
My Tcl web site is http://www.purl.org/net/tcl-faq/ .
My most common email address is mailto:lvirden@yahoo.com .

If you have Tcl applications, extensions, routines, documentation,
articles, or general information that you provide (freely or commercially) on the internet, let me know at the above address and I will add it to the [FAQ].  Or add them here at the wiki - as I consider it to be a great community resource.

At home, I have only antique Macintoshes - 68k based !! - for use.
So I typically surf the web via a telnet window to my SPARC Sunblade at
work, and then use lynx as the browser.  If I browse at home, I use iCab
on my MacOS 7.5.5 (or is it 7.6?) system.

At work, I use Solaris 8 on my SunBlade.

I use Tcl/Tk 8.4.1 as much as I can.  At home, that is via a tclkit.
At work, I use tclkit, ASPN Tcl, and the source codes...

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Things to think about:
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Anyone who has used Tcl and feels it has contributed positively to them should take a little time and contribute back.  Contributes can range from making code that you have written available, to submitting bug reports, patches and improvements to http://tcl.sf.net/ , to updating
Wiki pages, etc.
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Many times people complain about how Tcl works.  It usually sounds
like they are expecting Tcl to act in a manner similar to some other language. They generally sound frustrated, sometimes with threats to move off to some other language.

Unfortunately, I am uncertain which other language to recommend to them.
Some want a [Scripting language] which cares less about white space than Tcl. I suppose I could recommend Perl.  Sometimes they seek languages which enforce variable naming or provide tighter scoping.  I could probably recommend Python.  Unfortunately it requires a particular physical code layout style, but might be able to do the rest of what they want.

I do wish all good luck finding a scripting language that is fast, flexible, enforcing the level of strictness designed, but permitting one to code in in their own personal style.  It's a  ''holy grail'' that programmers sometimes spend significant portions of their lives seeking.  Many will tell you that this language, or that one, has satisfied them.  In my own personal quest, I have yet to find the ultimate solution.

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I am lvirden on the Tcl'ers Chat [Tcl Chatroom].

The [TkChat] application in [tclapps] module of [tcllib] on [SourceForge] is available for users to join in the fun of the chat room.

I wouldn't even begin to guess how many of the 1600+ pages on this wiki I have either started or contributed a lot to - it would not be modest to mention I would guess... (and if my family ever saw, I would be in big trouble for spending so much time here...)

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