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Summary: Renewed impressions...
Review: (This is a followup to my commentary in May) I've used Welch's book extensively for Tcl/Tk work for some months now. Although there are some gripes that could be made, I find the book indespensible. It is perched on top of my monitor, and use it daily (hourly?).As for the binding... The people at Amazon were amazing. They were kind and generous enough to replace my crumbling copy. Mr. Welch, the author, then also complained to the publisher on behalf of all the readers, and I understand that they will be offering a lay-flat binding in the November printing! My hats off to everyone. I'm deeply impressed.
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Summary: Great tcl/tk book
Review: Although I'm manly progrmming in perl, this tcl/tk book is an example of a great textbook and manual for a programming languange. With it's help I actually made programms for which I got money:-)
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Summary: The worst instructional book I've ever read!
Review: 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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Summary: This book is confusing.
Review: I am confused at the very beginning. It cannot be the book for the beginners. This book does not include some useful extensions of TCL, such like Scotty, Expect. I recommend another book by Don Libes, 'Exploring Expect'.
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Summary: A Must for Tcl/Tk Programmers
Review: I bought this book when I was first learning Tcl/Tk. If you expect to learn Tcl/Tk by just reading the book from cover to cover, you're sadly mistaken. I've come to learn that it is like any other book ... you learn to program by <b>PROGRAMMING</b>. This book provides a great introduction to Tcl/TK as well as an intro to more advanced Tcl/Tk functions. This book is a great reference, as well. On another note, can we encourage the publisher to release this book in a hard cover?!?!? I'm getting ready to buy another copy of this book because the pages are falling out!!! :-)
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Summary: Renewed impressions...
Review: I have been using this book for quite some time now and I am happy to say that it's a very nice book for learning and reference (though I wouldn't give five start rating for learning). In my past experience I haven't had many occasion in which I couldn't find the answer to my question/doubt. If you are or going to be serious developer in tcl/tk, this book will definitely be on top of your desk.
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Summary: Very nice book. It's name does reflect it's content.
Review: I have been using this book for quite some time now and I am happy to say that it's a very nice book for learning and reference (though I wouldn't give five start rating for learning). In my past experience I haven't had many occasion in which I couldn't find the answer to my question/doubt. If you are or going to be serious developer in tcl/tk, this book will definitely be on top of your desk.
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Summary: It is a good book both for learning and for reference
Review: I received this book 3 months ago and I have used it constantly. I think it is a good book both for learning, specially the first chapters of Tcl and Tk. And I find it is specially valuable for reference. For the latter the examples and the text of the more advanced chapters are quite helpful. Everything I have looked for I have found. The only thing I lack is a more complete/ revised Index. I recommend you this book if you are interested in Tcl/Tk (a wonderful scripting language).
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Summary: The book is average, at times needlessly confusing.
Review: 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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Summary: The TOC on this page may be out-of-date
Review: Please see http://www.beedub.com/book/
for an accurate table of contents for
the second edition.
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