Effective Tcl/TK Programming: Writing Better Programs with TCL and TK

Based on the author's experience building and deploying mission-critical Tcl software and teaching others to do the same, this book offers information on how to exploit the full potential of this programming environment. It explains Tcl features that have no counterpart in conventional programming languages, in particular readers should gain an in-depth understanding of two fundamental Tcl/Tk concepts - Quoting and Packing.

Mark Harrison has been programming in Tcl ever since he heard John Ousterhout speak at the 1990 Usenix conference.* He currently works in the telecommunications industry for DSC Communications Corporation as a senior system architect, where he is Chief Tcl Evangelist.* In addition, he is enrolled in the computer science department at the University of Texas at Dallas.

Michael J. McLennan is a Distinguished Member of Technical Staff at Bell Labs Innovations for Lucent Technologies, where he develops software for Computer-Aided Design (CAD). He has been a Tcl/Tk enthusiast since 1992, writing many extensions and applications. He developed the incr Tcl extension, which adds object-oriented facilities to Tcl/Tk. He has also created several Tcl/Tk training courses.

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