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I’ve written so much code in Tcl/Tk/Expect - but it was all pre-Java; literally before Java 1 was released. Tk was used in lots of Linux apps, most notably Zircon, an awesome IRC client.

I used to think that knowing Tcl was a kind of super power. It was incredibly productive. It was far better for quick scripting than either bash or awk - but large programs could get somewhat unmanageable.

It would be great to see a renaissance of TCL usage, though I’d be pretty much re-learning it today.



TCL is still in use everywhere in hardware development. Practically every EDA tool has a TCL interface.

I'm afraid I don't share your fondness for it. :)


It's also in other places, like F5 load balancers.




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