QOTW:  "[J]ust because other languages let you go a little bit further with
syntactic validity doesn't mean that they are really any easier to determine
correctness for; they just put more layers of syntactic gunk between you and
the really powerful aspects of computing..." -- Donal K. Fellows

"For most general purpose tasks, I reach for Python first.  But if I needed
to provide a quick scripting interface to an existing C library, or wanted
to embed some easy scriptability into a large C/C++ app, Tcl is what I would
be looking at." -- Roy Smith


POTW:  Tease is a Tcl-coded portable text editor for developers.
    http://tease.sourceforge.net


    It *is* all just a dream, right?  How can Macintosh come to the
    Intel world?  With negligible fuss for Tcl, reports Jeff Hobbs.
        http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_thread/thread/1fdccc5948274dd/

    Juan C. Gil's analysis of the performance impact of SimpleDevLib
    generalizes readily to much other work that has nothing to do with
    SDL.
        http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_thread/thread/506fe361c9c24dbf/

    Bindings, -command configuration, trace firings--why can so many
    different things happen when an end-user pushes a Tk button?
    Schelte Bron, Bryan Oakley, and others illustrate different use
    cases for Tcl's event mechanisms.
        http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_thread/thread/8e174047c3a28751/

    Of course Tk can display DVI!
        http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_thread/thread/47ca5f8f68e0fa1a/

Thanks to Arjen Markus for his report from the Wiki(s):
  A quiet week on the Wiki, but that should not stop us from
  collecting a few noteworthy pages (mind you, this should not
  be taken to mean that all the other pages are not noteworthy
  - just that they did not make it into the completely subjective
  selection that your Wiki chronicler makes ...)
  
  Tcling philosophically 
  - What are the reasons for Tcl not being as popular as it 
    surely deserves? <http://wiki.tcl.tk/4138> has some wise
    things to say ...
  
  - Developing serious programs in Tcl may be an activity
    hindered by Tcl's reputation for being used mainly for
    quick-and-dirty script. <http://wiki.tcl.tk/14414> may 
    offer a way out.
  
  Tcling logically 
  - Some logical problems can only be solved conveniently
    by the use of special techniques like back-tracking.
    Neil reinvented the wheel at <http://wiki.tcl.tk/13300>
    it seems ...
  
  - ... as <http://wiki.tcl.tk/3305> provides some historical
    developments on this very subject.
  
  Tcling happily
  - Perhaps you already have chosen your favourite text editor
    - perhaps it is one written in Tcl/Tk. Well, whatever it
    is worth, here is another one: <http://wiki.tcl.tk/11893>,
    with the combination of editing and running the scripts,
    and some other goodies.
  
  - Nothing like a Saturday night to create your own webserver.
    This one is determined to do one thing and one thing only.
    And be very conscientious about it - 
    <http://wiki.tcl.tk/14413>
  

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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