tkosiak is favorite screen name for Tomasz Kosiak --- Hello! I am an entrepreneur living and running my firm DAC System in Gdansk (Trojmiasto) in northern Poland. At DAC System we heavily rely on Tcl technology to build server component of our SCADA System. The other part - UI is build as RIA (Rich Internet Application) using AJAX & some Adobe Flex. I am constantly seeking young programming talents to realize their potential and dreams in my firm. This is why I've submitted Tcl application for Google Summer of Code 2007 - see I've also actively participated in coordinating efforts to produce Google Summer of Code 2008 application for Tcl/Tk/AOLserver/OpenACS. These are open source projects I work on and rely upon in my professional work. --- My interests include: 1. HTTP Server in pure Tcl (one to rule them all) 2. HTTP/1.1 client library in pure Tcl 3. Tcl/Tk/Tile based crossplatform framework for development of database application UI (like build with RAD's such as Borland Delphi) 4. Utility to run Tcl scripts as MS Windows services 5. Bittorrent client in Tcl to show Tcl networking capabilities, ease of deployment (starpack) and crossplatform native UI support with Tk/Tile --- Below is my sandbox: ---- ***AOLserver-GD Integration*** http://bluedino.net/nsgd/ * [Matthew Burke] * Difficulty: medium AOLserver [http://www.aolserver.com] is an open source web and application server that uses Tcl as its scripting language. Nsgd is a module for AOLserver that allows a web designer to create dynamically-created graphics using the GD library [http://www.boutell.com/gd/]. The first version of the module [http://aolserver.sourceforge.net] is difficult to configure and build, has a byzantine API, cannot share generated graphics among server threads, and does not take advantage of several functions in the current version of GD. The second version [http://www.aolserver.cz/download.php] has an improved build process and fixes several bugs. However, it does not address the other problems found in version 1, particularly the inability to share graphics across server threads. The current version [http://bluedino.net/nsgd/] is a start at rationalizing the API. There are a number of possible tasks for a student interested in improving this software. Depending on the skills and interests of a student, this could be split into projects for more than one student. The tasks include the following: Use autoconf to improve the build process. Use SWIG [http://www.swig.org/] in order to more easily track improvements in GD. Finish rationalizing the API. Allow sharing of graphics among server threads. Build graphing and sparkline packages using this module. * '''Benefit to student''' Experience in C coding: extending the tcl interpreter and working with AOLserver internals. Experience with developer tools including autoconf and swig. Experience developing an API. Experience in multi-threaded development. * '''Benefit to community''' A polished version of Nsgd will provide a powerful and flexible tool for creating web services for dynamic graphics. ---- Leave comments here: ---- [Category Person]