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| <b>Flexible</b> |
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| : Tcl lets you program in the way you |
| want. For example, you can program in a style that fits |
| your needs, either quick-and-dirty, mixing up HTML and |
| Tcl script to create dynamic web pages fast, or, should |
| you require more organization, for a larger, complex site, Tcl |
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| <b>Multi-Purpose</b> |
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| : Tcl can be used for the web, |
| but also for a variety of other tasks. It was designed |
| as a general purpose "Tool Command Language", infact, to |
| provide users with a language adept at performing a wide |
| range of jobs, including system administration, rapid |
| GUI creation with the Tk graphical toolkit, internet |
| protocol glue, testing harnesses and so on... This |
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| <b>Wide Industry Use</b> |
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| : Tcl has a liberal Open |
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| <b>Fast, Light</b> |
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| : Tcl is fast, having undergone |
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| an easy language to learn, both for the experienced |
| software professional as well as for students, web |
| authors, hobbyists and others, who find that with a |
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