Tcl and the Tk Toolkit

Exploring Expect (Nutshell Handbooks)

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

TCL/TK Pocket Reference

Effective Tcl/Tk Programming : Writing Better Programs with Tcl and Tk (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series)

Tcl Tk

Practical Programming in Tcl and Tk (4th Edition)

Format: Paperback
Author: Brent Welch
ReleaseDate: 10 June, 2003
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Rating:

Maybe good for experienced programmers
I read some on-line tutorials that helped, but thought that I could use a good book to really get up to speed. I need to learn Tcl because Cisco is starting to use it on their network devices and I need some of the functionality that it provides.

I was excited when this book arrived. . . . Until I start reading it. .

Long story short, this book may be good for experienced programmers, but it is not good for the novice. I have programmed before, the usual stuff, I took a C/C++ class or two and made a few small programs. Still, the first chapter "Tcl Fundamentals" had me overwhelmed within about a page and a half.

I consider myself somewhat technical and usually get through some fairly technical book, but this one is a very hard read.
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Uneasy text
I had high expectations about it before I started reading through it. I have to admit my disappointment with this book. Once I did, I quickly started to find out that the book is not easily readable. Frequently, you will find yourself needing to read one sentense more than once in order to understand what the author wanted to convey. The author could have used a simpler way to phrase his explanations. I wonder why he chose to make things seem dry, rough, and always ambiguous. You will find yourself making very slow progress and feeling like you are not grasping alot of info, or at least not comfortable with the info you got.

Excellent
With
its many examples, it is much better than the other books
in the market. This book gives a comprehensive introduction of Tcl/Tk.