Web Development with Tcl/Tk 8.1: A Complete Resource for Programmmers and Developers [Paperback]

Steve Holzner Ph.D. (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 19, 1999 | ISBN-10: 0471327522 | ISBN-13: 978-0471327523 | Edition: 1

A practical guide focusing exclusively on Web applications of Tcl/Tk Like Java, Tcl/Tk enables programmers to create programs that can run independent of graphical hardware or operating systems. This makes it a natural for Web developers. Packed with real-world examples, this book reveals how to write a complete browser in the latest version of Tcl, create GUI components, and use Tcl to interact with Java, JavaScript, and CGI/Perl. It also demonstrates how to write Tcl applets, called "Tclets" and provides plug-ins that can handle these applets. Tcl (Tool Command Language) is a scripting language with its own built-in interpreter that can be used to easily develop applications. Tk is the Tcl toolkit for building graphical interfaces. Companion Web site features all code and Tcl applets from the book.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Like Perl, Python, and JavaScript, Tcl is a scripting language that works well for web applications, is essentially free, and is available for most platforms in use today. Unlike Perl, it is also very readable and easy to learn. Holzner provides an excellent introduction to Tcl, as well as to Tk, the interface tool kit for creating buttons, windows, and scrollbars in an application and server-based Tcl scripts for web CGIs (computer gateway interfaces). Great for beginners and intermediate users of Tcl/Tk.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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"If you...programme in TCL, I can recommend this particular book..." (Computer Shopper, October 2000)

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Product Details

• Paperback: 557 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (February 19, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471327522
• ISBN-13: 978-0471327523
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,316,244 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Steven Holzner is an award-winning author who has written extensively on Ajax and JavaScript. With over 100 titles published, he's sold over a million copies of his books and been translated into 16 languages. As a former faculty member of MIT and Cornell, he teaches corporate seminars around the country.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Beginner book on TCL/TK - very little web programming, July 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Web Development with Tcl/Tk 8.1: A Complete Resource for Programmmers and Developers (Paperback)

I was very disappointed in this book. The title suggets that the book covers tcl programs for the web. I was expecting sockets, http, ftp, etc.. There is a total of 4 pages that deals with sockets. Some good coverage on tclets but minimal. The vast majority of the book (90%) deals with the various widgits in tk and tcl programming constructs. A good book for beginners to tcl/tk but very little on web development

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars More on TCL/TK than web programming, October 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Web Development with Tcl/Tk 8.1: A Complete Resource for Programmmers and Developers (Paperback)

If I had picked up this book for web programming I would have been very disappointed as only the last chapter covers this. Instead I was looking for a book on TCL/Tk 8.0 or later and this acts as a very good introduction. All of the sample code is built-up line by line and worked through repeatedly; This might get wearying, but it is much clearer than other books on TCL I have read. You do not need a laptop to work though the examples when reading the book on a bus either.