Re: Reply to Ousterhout's reply (was Re: Ousterhout and Tcl ...)

[mike@ducky.net (Mike Haertel)]

In article <5ihaol$n3g@Masala.CC.UH.EDU>, cosc19z5@bayou.uh.edu wrote:
>As for Tcl, it's there for one reason and one reason only -- strong
>corporate backing.

Tcl rose to prominence long before Ousterhout ever joined Sun.
It is just as much of a "grass roots" language as perl or python.
There are indeed many things to criticize about Tcl, but before
you start slinging stones and arrows you should at least get
your facts right.
--
Mike Haertel <mike@ducky.net>