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I have to agree with RMS that 1994 Tcl was pretty terrible. I remember cursing the lack of structs while using it for a larger program. All of this has been la
by rwmj 2y ago
I have to agree with RMS that 1994 Tcl was pretty terrible. I remember cursing the lack of structs while using it for a larger program. All of this has been largely fixed in more recent versions.
On the other hand, 1994 Tcl/Tk was the best way to create simple user interfaces, and is (IMHO) much better than current tooling.
- neofytos 2y agoIt's worth noting that we're in 2024, not 1994. While it's true that writing extensions for Tcl is necessary for richer data structures, it's definitely not an impossible task. As a mediocre programmer myself, I've managed to write 15 extensions in the past year. I love Tcl and find its C API to be exceptionally well-written and user-friendly.
- rwmj 2y agoOh for sure ... I used Tcl recently (2019) on a project and it's fine now. I feel that Tk has got worse somehow though.