My name is Larry W. Virden (aka [LV] here on the Wiki and [lvirden] many places around the internet and sometimes seen as [lwv] on wikit page modifications, etc.). My most commonly updated web page is http://www.xanga.com/LVirden/ . 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@gmail.com I maintain a blog at http://www.xanga.com/lvirden/ . I don't do a lot of babbling about Tcl there - right now, it's more my daily aches and pains, as well as discussions about my kids - having 3 teenagers tends to dominate one's vision. What that means - I've no idea at this time ;-) . 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 primarily antique Macintoshes - 68k based !! - for use. (As of winter 2003, a Christmas gift of a Win98 machine was made to a member of the family - but due to lack of resources and concern about security, it isn't on the web). So I typically surf the web via a telnet window on my SPARC Sunblade. and use lynx or Mozilla as the browser. At work, I use Solaris 8 on my SunBlade 1500. I use Tcl/Tk 8.5a3 or 8.4.11 as much as I can. At work, I use tclkit, ASPN Tcl, and the source codes... Currently at work I have the following Tcl books on my desk: My personal copies: * Tcl and the Tk Toolkit * Tcl/Tk in a Nutshell * Web Tcl Complete * Tcl/Tk Programmer's Reference * Programming Expect * CGI Developer's Resource * Effective Tcl/Tk Programming and I've loaned out, somewhere, my itcl book . Company copies of: * Practical Programming in Tcl and Tk (first edition) * Practical Programming in Tcl and Tk (second edition) At home, I have copies of * Tcl and the Tk Toolkit * Effective Tcl/Tk Programming * Interactive Web Applications With Tcl/Tk * Practical Programming in Tcl and Tk (fourth edition) I don't recall but I don't think I have any of the others yet. ---- Things to think about: ---- Anyone who has used Tcl and feels it has contributed positively to them should take a little time and contribute back. Contributions 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. ---- 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. ---- 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...) ---- In a recent DevSource article about dynamic ([scripting]) languages (with contributions by our own [CL] and [JH]), the [PHP] author (another Larry) had a description that read something like: When Larry's not writing or programming, he spends his time napping and daydreaming about napping. That is likely to be the legacy I leave my kids... ---- [Ideas for Tcl/Tk] ---- ''Removed huge list with links to mostly non-existent pages -[jcw]'' ---- [internationalization] | [Tcl data files] | [localization] ---- [Category Home Page] | [Tcl'ers] | [Category Person]