Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] EMC/Tcl Programming help

OK, gotta put in a plug here.

Tcl was designed as a "glue" language with the basic idea of allowing
rapid high level scripting of primitives coded in more traditional
languages. There are extensions to provide an object oriented viewpoint
of Tcl as well. You can embed applications in Tcl or Tcl in an application.
And, it's platform independant. I never wrote another graphics program
in C or C++ after discovering Tk (about 10-12 years ago).

It's not really primitive, but it is simple and consistent which can
lead to some misunderstanding from a casual user.

PaulA

On Mon, Nov 08, 2004 at 10:59:08AM +0000, Paul wrote:
>
>
> Hi Jon
>
> That's a little unfair towards tcl... Unlike many languages, tcl can be
> extended by the addition of a number of libraries - For example, Tk provides
> a range of widgets and containers ideally suited to creating graphical user
> interfaces. Vtk extends the system even further by providing 3D manipulation
> and rendering functions.
>
> Agreed, the syntax may be a little odd if you are not use to the language, but
> so is python or perl.. If you really want to, you could use C++ and call the
> Tcl/Tk libraries directly...
>
> Regards, Paul.
>
>
> On Monday 08 November 2004 05:09, Jon Elson wrote:
> > Tcl is a pretty strange and somewhat primitive language, and passing
> > information
> > between C++ and Tcl can sometimes be difficult to do.
>
> --
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>


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