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Want to learn Tcl/tk - need books recomendation

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Quaker

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Dec 20, 2009, 9:08:04 AM12/20/09
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Hello.
I have experience in C (not C++) programming. But I want to learn
something new. I considered many alternatives: Perl, Python, Ruby,
functional programming. I study information from wikipedia and other
sites, try to run examples e t.c. Finally I choose Tcl/Tk. Can you
recommend me books on Tcl/Tk?

yahalom

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Dec 20, 2009, 10:45:29 AM12/20/09
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this is a good start:
http://wiki.tcl.tk/11483

Will Duquette

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Dec 20, 2009, 11:17:14 AM12/20/09
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Consider getting _Tcl and the Tk Toolkit, 2nd Ed._, by Ousterhout and
Jones.

Quaker

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Dec 20, 2009, 12:05:43 PM12/20/09
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Are there any books (currently or planning) that describes new
versions 8.5 and 8.6?

Tcl Bliss

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Dec 20, 2009, 9:00:10 PM12/20/09
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On Dec 20, 9:05 am, Quaker <breez...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Are there any books (currently or planning) that describes new
> versions 8.5 and 8.6?

My absolute favorite is "Practical Programming in TCL and TK", Fourth
Edition
"http://www.amazon.com/Practical-Programming-Tcl-Tk-4th/dp/0130385603/
ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1261360059&sr=8-2"
It doesn't cover versions 8.5 and up though.

TCL and TK toolkit, 2nd edition, just came out in September 2009. It
should cover version 8.5 but I haven't read it and it probably misses
the latest features. Not too many reviews on it yet on amazon.com .
amazon.com combines the reviews of the 1st and 2nd editions, but most
of them are for the 1st one.
"http://www.amazon.com/Tcl-Toolkit-2nd-John-Ousterhout/dp/032133633X/
ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1261360059&sr=8-1"

Exploring Expect, this one has started me with TCL. It has an easy
read and light introduction to TCL. You will also learn Expect, which
is a full language by itself. The book is pretty old though. Published
in 1994.
"http://www.amazon.com/Exploring-Expect-Nutshell-Handbooks-Libes/dp/
1565920902/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1261360059&sr=8-10"

Donal K. Fellows

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Dec 21, 2009, 3:53:31 AM12/21/09
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On 21 Dec, 02:00, Tcl Bliss <tcl.bl...@gmail.com> wrote:
> TCL and TK toolkit, 2nd edition, just came out in September 2009. It
> should cover version 8.5 but I haven't read it and it probably misses
> the latest features.

It does cover 8.5.

I'm aware that there's also discussion ongoing to create at least one
book to cover 8.6, but no releases (or even hard news) yet.

Donal.

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