Tcl Tk

Sams Teach Yourself Tcl/Tk in 24 Hours (Teach Yourself -- Hours)

Format: Paperback
Author: Venkat V. S. S. Sastry
ReleaseDate: 19 November, 1999
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Good for fast learning; not so good for reference
I think for a quick ramp up this book is good enough but you definitely need another book to take you to the next level. I started off with the Welch book but quickly realised that it was not for beginners and switched off to this one.

A word of caution/Public service message: Listing 8. 5 on page 133 has a wrong analysis. I would have loved to put this in a errata but it doesn't exist. Luckily the said error is about globs which many people don't use anyway.

Need to Learn TCL Quick...
Using the book as a reference is a bit tough but make sure to purchase "O'reilly's; Tcl/Tk Pocket Reference" thats a great reference for the language. I needed to pick up tcl quickly for a new project of mine, this book got me up to speed in no time, great examples, easy to follow even for a beginner.

This book Tcl/Tk in 24hours will teach a whole lot in no time.

Lame Book not worth buying

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I usually am enthusiatic about the books I review. . Unfortunately, this book does not cut it. I chose it because of the high marks it received from other reviewers.

Instead I recommend Pratcal Programming in Tcl and Tk, by Brent B. Welch. Here is a book which give you some value.

If anyone wants to buy this book contact me, I have one for sale. I'll sell it for $5.

Conrad B. Senior

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