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Re: Ousterhout and Tcl lost the plot with latest paper

To: scsh@martigny.ai.mit.edu
Subject: Re: Ousterhout and Tcl lost the plot with latest paper
From: cosc19z5@Bayou.UH.EDU (cosc19z5@bayou.uh.edu)
Date: 11 Apr 1997 23:08:30 GMT
Organization: University of Houston
Tom Christiansen (tchrist@mox.perl.com) wrote:
:  [courtesy cc of this posting sent to cited author via email]

: In comp.lang.perl.misc, 
:     rv@erix.ericsson.se (Robert Virding) writes:
: :A final question which has long interested me and which seems relevant
: :to this whole discussion: who would use Tcl if it DIDN'T have such a
: :integrated interface to Tk?

: The people using it for expect.

Ok, in all fairness I do have to note this as a contribution on the
side of Tcl.  I was quite pleased that a language existed to allow
control of other programs, and did in fact think it was a nifty idea.
So regardless of my feelings towards Tcl, I do admire the idea of
Expect.



: --tom
: -- 
:       Tom Christiansen        tchrist@jhereg.perl.com

: With a PC, I always felt limited by the software available.  On Unix, I am
: limited by my knowledge.  --Peter J. Schoenster <pschon@baste.magibox.net>

--
Cya,
Ahmed

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