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Creating iRules for F5 BigIP has been my only experience using TCL and that in itself turned me off of it which really isn't fair because having to create compl
by tssva 6y ago
Creating iRules for F5 BigIP has been my only experience using TCL and that in itself turned me off of it which really isn't fair because having to create complex iRules would have turned me off whatever language they might have been implemented in. Also to be fair if you are implementing complex iRules you are doing something wrong but sometimes fixing things where they should be is beyond your control.
Speaking of lesser used languages still used for specific domains, is REXX still used commonly for voice response systems? It was last time I had to deal with one around 2006.
- the_af 6y agoHaha, I was going to write the same. Writing iRules for F5 BigIp has made me hate Tcl, but honestly I'm not sure the real culprit isn't BigIp's terrible, clunky UI. I don't know why they chose such a brittle, error prone language for writing something where making a mistake can have dire consequences. (I see someone else mentioned Tcl is used for Nuclear Power Plant simulators? Ouch!)