While the [Things holding Tcl back] may raise valid points, this page was created to make sure the optimistic side of things is not left behind.

[Tcl] has been progressing over the years for several reasons:
   * an enthusiastic community [http://wiki.tcl.tk/community]
   * friendly discussion and help on [comp.lang.tcl]
   * many (?) people working on the [Tcl/Tk] [core]
   * active technical discussions on the chat [http://wiki.tcl.tk/chat]
   * a [wiki] with lots and lots of gems
   * a [license] which supports sharing and reuse
   * copy on write, [everything is a string], file [events]
   * [Tk], [Expect], and more
   * an implementation which has established a record through the years as a model of high-quality coding
   * a very clever, subtle initial design, perhaps as important for what it left out as what it put in.
   * a growing library of useful tools, known as Tcllib, with a pendant in Tk, called, unsurprisingly, Tklib, not to mention toolsets like BWidget
      * deployment options that are unsurpassed by any other language, Tclpro, Freewrap and Tclkit, the latter especially as it depends on a ''virtual file system'' and makes for tiny single-file distributions
      * easy extendability with a well-documented API 

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While I raised the concern of oo, db etc on the other page, let me be the first to enthusiastically say
I love TCL! Written well, its extremely flexible, quickly developed , and ultimately legible post implementation, unlike other scripting languages you might be aware of.  ;)

My thanks to the [TCT] for continuing to run through the versions, adding great features along the way (regexp package improvements!) and not letting this great scripting language die.



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