Tcl/Tk: A Developer's Guide (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Software Engineering and Programming)

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2012
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Newly updated with over 150 pages of material on the latest Tcl extensions, Tcl/Tk: A Developer's Guide is a unique practical tutorial for professional programmers and beginners alike. Starting with a clear picture of the basics, Tcl/Tk covers the variety of tools in this Swiss army knife of programming languages, giving you the ability to enhance your programs, extend your application's capabilities, and become a more effective programmer. This updated edition covers all of the new features of version 8.6, including object-oriented programming and the creation of megawidgets, existing data structure implementations, themed widgets and virtual events. Extensive code snippets and online tutorials in various languages will give you a firm grasp on how to use the Tcl/Tk libraries and interpreters and, most importantly, on what constitutes an effective strategy for using Tcl/Tk. This title: includes the latest features of Tcl/Tk 8.6 ; covers Tcl development tools, popular extensions, and packages to allow developers to solve real-world problems with Tcl/Tk immediately; provides straightforward explanations for beginners and offers tips, style guidelines, and debugging techniques for advanced users; features a companion website includes Tcl/Tk tutorials, applications, distributions, and more tools.

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Newly updated with over 150 pages of material on the latest Tcl extensions, "Tcl/Tk: A Developer's Guide" is a unique practical tutorial for professional programmers and beginners alike. Starting with a clear picture of the basics, "Tcl/Tk" covers the variety of tools in this "Swiss army knife" of programming languages, giving you the ability to enhance your programs, extend your application's capabilities, and become a more effective programmer. This updated edition covers all of the new features of version 8.6, including object-oriented programming and the creation of megawidgets, existing data structure implementations, themed widgets and virtual events. Extensive code snippets and online tutorials in various languages will give you a firm grasp on how to use the Tcl/Tk libraries and interpreters and, most importantly, on what constitutes an effective strategy for using Tcl/Tk. This title: includes the latest features of Tcl/Tk 8.6 ; covers Tcl development tools, popular extensions, and packages to allow developers to solve real-world problems with "Tcl/Tk" immediately; provides straightforward explanations for beginners and offers tips, style guidelines, and debugging techniques for advanced users; features a companion website includes Tcl/Tk tutorials, applications, distributions, and more tools.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 816
Edition: 3
Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann
Published: 26 Apr 2012
ISBN 10: 0123847176
ISBN 13: 9780123847171
Book Overview: Comprehensive tutorial and reference guide to becoming a more effective programmer.

Media Reviews

Clif's book is both a pleasure to read and a useful reference...I'm sure you'll find it a necessary addition to your professional toolkit. -Marshall T. Rose The best computer programmers are astonishingly more productive than average. One reason is that they use good tools, and they use them well. Clif Flynt helps you improve your effectiveness as a developer in both of these ways. Want to take your programming to the next level? Get Tcl/Tk: A Developer's Guide, Second Edition. -Cameron Laird, vice president, Phaseit, Inc., and author of the Regular Expressions online column.

Author Bio

Clif Flynt is a professional programmer and has been a Tcl advocate since 1994. He has developed Tcl applications for the e-commerce, factory control, computer-based education, network analysis, games, firewall configuration, systems administration, and more. He has taught Tcl/Tk seminars in colleges and corporations around the world and writes regularly on Tcl/Tk for the developer community.