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Practical Programming in Tcl and Tk (Paperback)

by Brent B. Welch (Author)
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  • Paperback: 300 pages
  • Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR; Book&Disk edition (May 1995)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0131820079
  • ISBN-13: 978-0131820074
  • Product Dimensions: 24.1 x 19 x 4.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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This is a practical, comprehensive tutorial for programming in the Tcl scripting language and the Tk X toolkit that is based on Tcl. This provides a Motif-like look and feel without much of Motif's complexity. The book provides an introduction to Tcl programming, including tips on problem areas and strategies for effective use of the language. The examples demonstrate how to use the toolkit features, and are useful in their own right for programmers constructing new applications. The use of X resources is explained in detail, and all code is provided, both in text and on a floppy disk containing files in UNIX tar format.

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The 2nd edition is up-to-date with Tcl/Tk 8.0
The 2nd edition describes Tcl/Tk 8.0 and has chapters that summarize the changes between Tcl 7.4/Tk 4.0 and the current releases. I note that my publisher says the book covers the "new Tcl 7.5 / Tk 4.1" releases, which are actually quite old. I work in the Tcl/Tk group at Sun and have the inside track on what it offers.

There is a typo on the back cover. My home page url should be http://www.beedub.com/ --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Good examples and reference book - badly put together, 12 Jan 2000
This review is from: Practical Programming in Tcl and Tk (Textbook Binding)
Mr Welch has provided a book with good examples for someone with good tcl/tk experence. It goes into detail in some places and others it just glosses over. For example the C API for Object handling is very poorly documented where as the tcl for setting up sockets for server clients is very good. One really bad thing that has nothing to do with Mr Welch but everything to do with the publisher is that the books spine and pages are so badly put together that my copy started to fall apart after only 3 months of use.
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2.0 out of 5 stars The worst instructional book I've ever read!, 9 Dec 1998
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This review is from: Practical Programming in Tcl and Tk (Textbook Binding)
I agree with Chris Schock's review (above). Whenever Mr. Welch begins explaining a new command, instead of starting with simple, clear, to-the-point examples and building up to more complex ones, he foregoes simple examples entirely and dives right into complex, "flashy tricks" examples. For instance, on pg.75 he begins explaining how to create and use procedures in Tcl. Instead of starting with a straight-forward example, though, he begins with an example illustrating the use of default parameters in a proc declaration.

Perhaps, if you are already familiar with the language, this book may serve as a decent reference to the more subtle aspects of Tcl/Tk. However, I really wouldn't reccomend this book to anyone..especially someone just beginning in the wonderful field of computer programming. You really do need experience with a more low-level language to understand Mr. Welch's style of explanations.

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3.0 out of 5 stars The book is average, at times needlessly confusing., 5 Jul 1998
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Mr. Welch's book is nice in the way the examples tie together from many different sections. However, I feel that he has too much time devoted to flashy tricks, immediately followed by stern "don't do this" warnings. While the examples are rich, they often are not explained thoroughly. I have found myself looking at ambiguous examples several times, which frustrated me. My suggestion is to include a brief question-and-answer section at the end of each chapter, especially in the intro. Between five and ten short questions would dramatically improve retention and also help solidify concepts.
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