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Not contributing much to the discussion, but thanks for explaining who still uses Tcl. It was my first programming language about 20 years ago (I used it to wri
by kemyd 1y ago
Not contributing much to the discussion, but thanks for explaining who still uses Tcl. It was my first programming language about 20 years ago (I used it to write scripts for Eggdrop - an IRC bot). Just stopped by the comments out of nostalgia.
- Joel_Mckay 1y agoThe language core is still actively used, but not in the way most people assume. Expanding TCL C support proves it is not deprecated as some suggested (most Java VM also run a dual stack with C/C++ native binary object support.) Automated remote host administration with TCL is one area where it still works extremely well... I guess it is not relevant if people like pseudo-repetitive typing... so much typing people actually know all the parameters to tar without the manual. lol Have a great day =3
- johnisgood 1y agoNitpick: it is Tcl, not TCL, just like how Ada is not ADA.
- Joel_Mckay 1y agoFollowing the Wikipedia citation will point people here: https://wiki.tcl-lang.org/page/Tcl+vs%2E+TCL https://wiki.tcl-lang.org/page/Tcl+vs%2E+TCL Which gets into the syntactical preference people developed over time. The Tool Command Language acronym allusion is rather distinct from a popular "Tcl" colloquialism for the "tickle" project. From my perspective Tcl is a TCL, but not all TCLs are necessarily Tcl nor include a specific extension package. Have a glorious day friend =3
- johnisgood 1y agoWhen I say it out loud, I say T-C-L, too, but I write it as Tcl. You have a nice day too! =3