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Summary: The best way to learn Tcl/Tk, and a great reference
Review: Although more detailed books like Welch's 'Practical Programming in Tcl and Tk' are very useful, Ousterhout's original book is still the best way to learn the language. His style is clear and concise, and he covers the core of the language with good examples and thorough explanatory text.The layout is clean and easy to read, without any space wasted on fancy graphics or eye-candy. Instead, you get clear tables laying out what happens, or listing the commands in a certain functionality area. For example, page 122 has a table I've gone back to many times that lists the different return values from catch. Even though I have and use other Tcl books, when I just want to check a point of syntax or verify functionality, this is the one I go to. It's an invaluable book for a Tcl/Tk developer.
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Summary: The best way to learn Tcl/Tk, and a great reference
Review: Although more detailed books like Welch's 'Practical Programming in Tcl and Tk' are very useful, Ousterhout's original book is still the best way to learn the language. His style is clear and concise, and he covers the core of the language with good examples and thorough explanatory text. The layout is clean and easy to read, without any space wasted on fancy graphics or eye-candy. Instead, you get clear tables laying out what happens, or listing the commands in a certain functionality area. For example, page 122 has a table I've gone back to many times that lists the different return values from catch. Even though I have and use other Tcl books, when I just want to check a point of syntax or verify functionality, this is the one I go to. It's an invaluable book for a Tcl/Tk developer.
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Summary: The bible as far as I am concerned
Review: An excellent book. Easy to read, good practicle examples, clear concise discussion of each subject. Quite simply the best book on Tcl/Tk around even if it doesn't cover all the nuts and bolts.
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Summary: A good start but nothing more...
Review: Currently being a Computer Science major and enrolled in a GUI programming class teaching Tcl/Tk, I had to use the "Tcl and the TK Toolkit" as a textbook. I found it to be lacking in thoroughness and elaboration on most of the widgets. It is good for newbies and not bad as a reference.
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Summary: R&D Manager for an Internet Development Firm
Review: I purchased this book in 1994 and it is still one of the most used books in my office. I'm probably going to get a second copy. It has everything a TCL/Tk programmer needs to get started, learn about more advanced features, and create your own low-level commands for TCL. Most of the other good TCL/Tk books reference this one... and why not it's by the man who created TCL/Tk, John K. Ousterhout.
-Richard J. Finn
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Summary: R&D Manager for an Internet Development Firm
Review: I purchased this book in 1994 and it is still one of the most used books in my office. I'm probably going to get a second copy. It has everything a TCL/Tk programmer needs to get started, learn about more advanced features, and create your own low-level commands for TCL. Most of the other good TCL/Tk books reference this one... and why not it's by the man who created TCL/Tk, John K. Ousterhout.
-Richard J. Finn
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Summary: Great starter!
Review: I read this book in a matter of days. It flies by quite fast. It lacks examples but I thought it gave me enough information to be able to figure out the other things. Besides by working out problems do you learn best and this book gives you the basics to do that. Explains well and doesn't go on and on and on. Good starter if you want to learn Tcl/Tk
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Summary: Tcl and Tk starting kit
Review: It is an excellent start to learn tcl and tk. I purchase other books, but they are more advanced than I would like to start with. Many of my co-workers recommand this book to me.
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Summary: A bit confusing for Windows users
Review: The book is very good, and I have started learning TCL with it. I wish it went more in depth into TCLETs and explained in more depth about compiling. Also, I wish more information of TCL for Windows users was given.
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Summary: Contains very little information
Review: This book is very disappointing to use. One one hand, it is well written, and very clear to understand. But on the other hand, it contains *very* little information, almost everything I needed I had to find on the net, or search the man pages. It claims "not to be a reference". Then why buy it at all! I'd rather buy a book which teaches the material *and* contains all the information I need.
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