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QOTW:  "[Y]ou only need curly braces when you need curly braces." -- Bryan
Oakley


POTW:  "mkRinterp is a ... neat and powerful remote control tool."  It
works like the familiar Tcl interpreter--except it runs remotely.  Check
it out.
    http://mkextensions.sourceforge.net


    XOTcl fits nicely in a Starkit.
        http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_thread/thread/a02a9973c2f6143a/

    A Microsoft-sponsored magazine finds a place for Tcl.
        http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_thread/thread/8290a67339b41b8a
        http://www.devsource.com/article2/0,1759,1778148,00.asp

    Brian Theado makes Tcl-based fun-and-games convenient.
        http://wiki.tcl.tk/13404

    It's time to plan your attendance at the Fifth Tcl/Tk User 
    Conference at the end of May.
        http://home.arcor.de/holger.gl/Tcl2005/

    Why does Bryan Oakley explain binding so clearly?  In part, 
    because he's practiced the explanation so many times.
        http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_thread/thread/c6976a6bc7f24c11/

    Don Porter illustrates use of [namespace code].  Because Tk
    evaluates callbacks in global scope, this example is *very* 
    typical.
        http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_thread/thread/e680a135aea22704/

Thanks to Arjen Markus for his report from the Wiki(s):
  Cool things with pictures and smart things about packages ...
  The Wiki is filled yet again with any kind of wisdom you 
  are looking for - as long as it Tcl-related.
  
  A picture says more ...
  - A progress bar is easy to create and handle - <http://wiki.tcl.tk/4951>
    presents one and refers to others.
  
  - Pictures are usually stored in any of a wide variety of formats.
    Here are two readers for well-known formats: <http://wiki.tcl.tk/13760>
    if you are interested in PNG files and <http://wiki.tcl.tk/8843> for
    the TGA format.
  
  - Okay, so you want to make a picture, but you have no screen to put it
    on (like in a typical CGI environment). No worry: <http://wiki.tcl.tk/9503>
    discusses sundry ways out.
  
  Smart tricks, clever demos and other delights
  - Does the term "balanced tree" mean anything? Well, skiplists offer 
    the same advantages and more ... <http://wiki.tcl.tk/10430> for a 
    demo.
  
  - A clever trick: use command traces to create exit handlers. And if
    you do not have the luxury of Tcl 8.4+, then there is a solution too,
    <http://wiki.tcl.tk/3958>
  
  - Do you fancy a functional programming style? Then check this: monads the
    Haskell way - <http://wiki.tcl.tk/13844>
  
  - A well-known puzzle ... <http://wiki.tcl.tk/13850> 
  
  - Artificial intelligence is not at all beyond Tcl capabilities. Check
    out the programs Jason Tang and others have collected -
    <http://wiki.tcl.tk/1065>
   
  - (For those who read French) Here is a nice summary of how to use the
  Postgress database system with Tcl - <http://wfr.tcl.tk/235>
  
    
Everything Tcl-related you want is probably one or two clicks away in these
pages:
    The "Welcome to comp.lang.tcl" message by Andreas Kupries
        http://www.purl.org/net/tcl-welcome

    The Tcl Developer Site is Tcl's "home base".
	http://www.tcl.tk

    Larry Virden maintains a comp.lang.tcl FAQ launcher.
        http://www.purl.org/NET/Tcl-FAQ/

    The Tcl Developer Xchange is a highly organized resource center
    of documents and software with provisions for individuals to
    maintain references to their own software:
        http://www.tcl.tk/resource/
    The TDX sponsor, ActiveState, also keeps info to convince your
    boss Tcl is a good thing
        http://www.tcl.tk/scripting/

    The Tcl'ers Wiki is a huge, dynamic, collaboratively edited repository
    of documentation, examples, tutorials and pontifications on all things 
    Tcl.
        http://wiki.tcl.tk/0
    For the ideal overview of the topics about Tcl most likely to
    interest a newcomer, see "Arts and Crafts ..."
        http://wiki.tcl.tk/969

    ActiveState maintains binaries distribution and development tools
        http://www.activestate.com/Tcl
    along with a Cookbook of Tcl recipes
        http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Cookbook/Tcl

    deli.cio.us presents an intriguing approach to reference commentary.
    It already aggregates quite a bit of Tcl intelligence.
        http://del.icio.us/tag/tcl


    Cameron Laird tracks several Tcl/Tk references of interest
        http://phaseit.net/claird/comp.lang.tcl/

    Cetus Links maintains a Tcl/Tk page with verified links
        http://www.cetus-links.org/oo_tcl_tk.html

    "Yahoo! Groups" archives comp.lang.tcl.announce posts
        http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tcl_announce/

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