Practical Programming in Tcl & Tk (Textbook Binding)

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Practical Programming in Tcl and Tk, according to its preface, is intended for both novices and experts. However, in practice, novices who are not familiar with a C-like language or Unix shell programming will find the going difficult. The book is divided into six parts: Tcl basics, advanced Tcl, Tk basics, Tk widgets, Tk details, and Tcl and C. The included CD-ROM contains Tcl and Tk versions for Windows 95, 3.1, and NT, as well as for Unix and Macintosh. The original version of this book was based on Tcl 7.4 and Tk 4.0. This second edition has been updated to cover changes in Tcl 7.4 and Tk 4.0, Tcl 7.5 and Tk 4.1, Tcl 7.6 and Tk 4.2, and Tcl/Tk 8.0. If you need information about the most recent additions to Tcl/Tk, such as Safe-Tcl, then this is the book for you.

Product Description

A new and revised edition of the bestselling first edition, Welch's new revision includes coverage of the latest releases of Tcl (7.5) and Tk (4.1). The new version of Tk supports the Mac, Windows 3.1, Win95, and Windows NT, greatly expanding the potential market for this edition. The CD-ROM includes the latest versions of Tcl and Tk.

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Product Details

• Textbook Binding: 630 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 2nd edition (June 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0136168302
• ISBN-13: 978-0136168300
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,182,371 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Contents fine, but book un-usable, May 21, 1999

By A Customer

The contents of the book are reasonable, but not great. All too often, there is a reliance on looking at supplied examples, rather than actually giving definitions and specifics. Both are necessary, so I found that having Ousterhouts definitive book beside this one to be useful. The two complement each other nicely.

BUT... the book is basically un-usable because of the lousy binding! After only light use over a couple of weeks, the darn thing is falling apart! Pages are dropping out of it. I pride myself on taking good care of my books, especially ones that I plan on using for a long time. None the less, this one is fragile, preventing me from recommending it to anyone.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Renewed impressions..., October 8, 1999

By A Customer

(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.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Computing Graduate, February 28, 2000

By	Ian Danielsen (England) - See all my reviews

This is one of my favourite computing books.

After you've studied a couple 3GL system language's and played with Perl & scripting. Understand computing concepts, (Tcl probably isn't too good for random beginners or people who just don't like the paradigm). If you're into computing and want.., then go for this one.

When you are the only person on campus doing-knowing any Tcl / Tk, you had better get the right book.

I mailled Brent with a question and sure enough he got back to me. (try that with Lara Lemay).

So for such a good book and service - 5 star award.