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The word is "metacircular". It's easy in some languages, difficult in others. I never learned Tcl properly but found the rules for quoting and evaluation of pr
by theoh 9y ago
The word is "metacircular". It's easy in some languages, difficult in others.
I never learned Tcl properly but found the rules for quoting and evaluation of program strings to be a confusing aspect. That was 20 years ago, and I thought the language was effectively dead ten years ago.
- isostatic 9y agoIndeed, but this is the third time I've seen a Tcl reference in as many days. Is someone trying to make it come back?
- throwaway7645 9y agoI've seen it pop up a fair amount recently as well and a new book is out that looked quite extensive (Ashok might be the author).
- blacksqr 9y agoTcl never went away. It's everywhere. It's like Clara Oswald, the impossible girl, always behind the scenes giving crucial aid without drawing attention.
- isostatic 9y agoBah, now I have to hate it
- orbifold 9y agoIt is very much alive and kicking in the EDA industry, all the tools use it as their command language.
- dgsb 9y agoReally ? I've found it to be the simplest language ever. It is just defined with 12 rules and that's all. I miss that lovely animal.