[Richard Suchenwirth] 2007-05-12 - I'm a bit puzzled why some people are so much concerned with "applications". In my younger days, I think they were just called "programs"; these days, and done in [Tcl]/[Tk], shouldn't one just call them "scripts"?

I know there are some monstrous "applications" out in the world, e.g. MS [Word] comes to mind - a plethora of bells and whistles, that need their own training classes.

But comparing what users want and what they get, one cannot really call it a 1:1 mapping.

In new situations (like in research & development), chances are even less that there is one "application" that covers the specific needs. So when I need a "program", I rather tailor-make it to suit my needs, rather than download various "applications" to evaluate, and typically find out they offer too much (of what I don't need) and too little (of what I need) at the same time. 

I much rather use powerful [package]s (e.g. [tdom] for XML, [Img] for image converters) and glue them together to do just what I want. And I don't call the outcome "applications" - just "scripts". :^)

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