ActiveTcl 8.5 has become the standard on which people build their Tcl applications, but Tcl 8.6 is just around the corner. Currently in beta, Tcl 8.6 is expected to have a final release in 2011.
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Dynamic languages have the reputation of being great for quick prototyping of an application, or for quick “duct tape” fixes to link systems together. When it is time to go to full scale production, most people assume that traditional languages, such as Java or C/C#, will be running under the hood. This isn’t necessarily the case.
Jeff Hobbs and I recently attended the 17th annual Tcl Conference in Illinois. The event was a huge success and everyone enjoyed the packed schedule as well as seeing so many familiar faces.
We conducted some polls during our webinar, Smooth Transitions: Using Tcl 8.5 and upgrading to Tcl 8.6 and have the result to share! (If you missed the webinar, don't worry, it's available on demand here).
Summer's ending: kids are going back to school, the sun is setting earlier, and you're heading back to work. Why not upgrade your Komodo IDE, Perl Dev Kit or Tcl Dev kit to a Pro Studio developer bundle while the savings are good?
Finally your software is complete! Ready to leave the nest of your development environment, spread its wings, fly into the wide world of unpredictable user environments... and crash. Deployment: the bane of software developers.
Last Thursday the LA Zoo & Botanical Gardens tweeted that they’d successfully hatched 22 Komodo dragons (more info). That’s awesome! Congratulations to the Zoo staff on their efforts.
ActiveTcl 8.5 has become the standard on which people build their Tcl applications, but Tcl 8.6 is just around the corner. Currently in beta, Tcl 8.6 is expected to have a final release in 2011.
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In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I thought I'd share some of the reasons why I and other Tclers use Tcl as our scripting language of choice.
If you're using dynamic languages to power your business then you need 
Dynamic languages have the reputation of being great for quick prototyping of an application, or for quick “duct tape” fixes to link systems together. When it is time to go to full scale production, most people assume that traditional languages, such as Java or C/C#, will be running under the hood. This isn’t necessarily the case.
Jeff Hobbs
We conducted some polls during our webinar, Smooth Transitions: Using Tcl 8.5 and upgrading to Tcl 8.6 and have the result to share! (If you missed the webinar, don't worry, it's available on demand 
Summer's ending: kids are going back to school, the sun is setting earlier, and you're heading back to work. Why not upgrade your Komodo IDE, Perl Dev Kit or Tcl Dev kit to a 
Finally your software is complete! Ready to leave the nest of your development environment, spread its wings, fly into the wide world of unpredictable user environments... and crash. ![Komodo [heart] LA Zoo](/sites/default/files/images/blog/22-builds-of-komodo.png)
Last Thursday the LA Zoo & Botanical Gardens 
