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QOTW:  "Tcl ... is by far the most fun language I've ever programmed
in." - Joshua Litt
    http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_thread/thread/a18bc572bc2c6e56


    TclSOAP knows SOAP transport, it knows XML-RPC, and now JSON-RPC as well:
    groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_thread/thread/5c86dc46de2438bf/

    8.5.3!  8.6.a1!
    groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_thread/thread/34edd8a1b72110a0/
    groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_thread/thread/a18bc572bc2c6e56/

    We still have a lot to learn about how to set limits to the
    resources processes consume.  Web service, in particular, often
    involves masses of anonymous connections that should be handled
    faithfully for months on end.  One key architectural distinction:
    thread vs. process:
    groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_thread/thread/16e67fec24b3e43b


Thanks to Arjen Markus for his weekly summary of Wiki action:
  We are at the half of the year, so the holiday season will start
  soon, at least here in Europe. Will that influence productivity
  on the Wiki? Who knows!
  
  Raw power
  - Is Tcl's system of dealing with arithmetic expressions so bad?
    It is different than most other languages - <a href=wiki.tcl.tk/21269>wiki.tcl.tk/21269</A>
    will probably not end any debate on the subject.
  
  - Well, the infix package might be of use - <a href=wiki.tcl.tk/17040>wiki.tcl.tk/17040</A> -
    despite its simplistic approach to formulae, you can combine them
    in one Tcl statement.
  
  - And now that we are dealing with arithmetic, is there any way 
    a parallel version of Tcl might be useful? Here are a few thoughts
    inspired by Lisp: <a href=wiki.tcl.tk/21267>wiki.tcl.tk/21267</A>
  
  - But then again, any logician will tell you you need nothing more
    than lambda calculus. Whether you believe them or not, have a
    look at the update of <a href=wiki.tcl.tk/16695>wiki.tcl.tk/16695</A>
  
  Visual power
  - Yet another 3D demo of the month. If you have not bookmarked
    that Wiki page, here is the URL: <a href=wiki.tcl.tk/17771>wiki.tcl.tk/17771</A>
  
  - What's in a name? Well, "visual Tcl" can mean quite different
    things ... <a href=wiki.tcl.tk/1952>wiki.tcl.tk/1952</A>
  
  - A new widget may be very interesting in itself, but then its
    use must be clear. To see the tracker widget in action, we can 
    now look at a simple hexadecimal editor - <a href=wiki.tcl.tk/21292>wiki.tcl.tk/21292</A>
  
  What power?
  - Find the range of used cells in an Excel sheet? Why, there
    is a simple solution - <a href=wiki.tcl.tk/21291>wiki.tcl.tk/21291</A>
  
  - Tcl is great at introspection, but a few areas remain 
    obscure: <a href=wiki.tcl.tk/21294>wiki.tcl.tk/21294</A>
  
  - Blog and post to your heart's content: <a href=wiki.tcl.tk/21261>wiki.tcl.tk/21261</A>


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
    comp.lang.tcl is a crucial resource for Tcl practitioners.
    An interesting perspective on its traffic appears at
        http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/about

    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
    There's also a high-quality Wikibook on Tcl:
        http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Programming:Tcl

    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

    "La Gazette du Técleux" is an important monthly publication.
        http://wfr.tcl.tk/1159

    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 (but
    needs to validate many of the links).
        http://phaseit.net/claird/comp.lang.tcl/

    Years ago, Cetus Links maintained a Tcl/Tk page with verified links
        http://www.cetus-links.org/oo_tcl_tk.html

    "Yahoo! Groups" archives comp.lang.tcl.announce posts--even 
    though clta itself is dormant.
        http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tcl_announce/

We're working on more useful archives of past installments.  In the
meantime, an alternative is
  http://groups.google.com/groups?oi=djq&as_q=+Tcl-URL&as_ugroup=comp.lang.tcl

Suggestions/corrections for next week's posting are always welcome.

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