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:[email protected] .
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.
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. 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.
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.
See ksh chatroom snaphost history for a script that you can configure and run to build a history of the chatroom dialog. If someone wishes to create a tcl or tcl/tk version, I'd be happy to help you test it.