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TCL/TK Pocket Reference

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If it's important to you to have a quick reference in paper form, then by all means this is the book for you. It's technically accurate. It is getting a bit out of date, but Tcl has an excellent track record for maintaining upward compatibility. You may miss out on new features, but you won't be led too far astray.

If, on the other hand, you're comfortable with browsing the manual on-line, then save your money. There's little in this book that isn't also in the on-line manuals that come with Tcl/Tk, and you can be certain that the on-line manual matches the Tcl/Tk release that you're using.

not for novice. good if you need a handy reference.

It's smaller and thinner than I thought.
I got a little bit disappointed when I got this book concerning waiting quite a long time to get it by amazon's tandard Int'l Shipping and found there is such a small book in the box.

However, after using it for a while, I found that just because it's small enough, I get to carry it around easily.
I think this is a good reference book.

This reference is good if you are only looking for syntax or available options to a command you understand.

If you have questions about the way the commands work, or the concepts behind them (what is a list?) then you'll find that you keep going back to the larger books.

So I am currently in Ousterhout for most of my questions and then opening this infrequently to check syntax.

I think it could have had a more extensive index and I cannot see any order in the table of contents.

Tcl (Tool command language) scripting language.

TK (tool Kit) graphic tool to help build graphic interface.

You will be surprised to know that you know a lot of the commands and concepts already.

The reason for different languages is to be more efficient in the purpose of the program. In my case, this is used for writing code for phone switching systems. No one can remember all the commands; so it is wise to carry your pocket reference with you. For those that do not have the occasion to use Tcl/Tk the reference helps you stay culturally literate. Moreover, who know one day you may have the need and say, "now where did I put that Pocket reference?"

The Tcl/Tk Pocket Reference is a good basic guide to the Tcl syntax. The text is a simple straight-forward listing of the different Tcl terms, their functions and their signatures, alphabetized by category.

These pocket reference guides pack an amazing amount of information. In my opinion, this book (along with other pocket references) are better than some full sized books. One thing I like about this book is that it goes straight to the point. For example, I wanted to look up the after command. So, in a few seconds I find the description, and I immediately learn the syntax for this command. There is no long description or theory to read through, the bulk of what you need to know is right there. Anybody who is in to TCL/TK should get this book!