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Subject: Re: Is Tcl/Tk good for large projects? - DN [1]

Gordon Johnstone <gdjohnstone@scs.dera.gov.uk> - 23 Jun 2000 - comp.lang.tcl

 Tom Krehbiel wrote:
 >
 > I am in a new job and just talked to my boss about Tcl/Tk. He said forget using
 > Tcl/Tk it isn't any good for large projects. I know this to be false but need
 > some unbiased references. Where can I find testimonies that include information
 > on the size of the project.
 > Tom K.

 A good start point is http://www.scriptics.com/customers/ The left hand
 menu leads to loads of examples.
  You can quote NBC ( which use tcl for their digital video network )
 (check out
 http://www.usenix.org/publications/library/proceedings/tcl98/angelovich.html
 )
 and Pixar ( a Bugs Life and Toy Story movies ) who use it in their
 Renderman software. ( see
 http://www.usenix.org/publications/library/proceedings/tcl98/summaries.html
 under the heading "Tcl/Tk, Agents, and Makin' Pictures: A Whirlwind
 Tour").
    We use it on quite large scale network management and satelitte data
 ordering, monitoring and display. It's just so flexible for our uses. We
 tend to build up modules that call each other for complex coding. This
 approach means that we can actually replace code ( with a bit of
 carefull error trapping ) without terminating the app. This can make
 upgrading/ debugging a breeze. And on a very busy network application
 the customer is just so happy to see mods they've requested suddenly
 appear in the app with no shutdown/reboots/restarts. Changes can and are
 made within days ( sometimes hours ) of a mod request being recieved.

 Tell your boss to do himself a favour. You know it makes sense.

 Gordon