I'm old enough to have begun using #unix before #linux, and in the first years, I used *nix (well, SunOS, Solaris, and Digital OSF/1, to say more precisely) for so long. I'm what nowadays is considered a Veteran Unix Admin or #vua. I'm still curious enough to stay updated about current tech, but I wonder how many people out there in the #fediverse are still passionate about tech novelties but even cultivate legacy knowledge such as #C, #Perl, #Tcl, #autoconf and #automake, #m4 and above all why?
This is a little project I've been working on for a few weeks. I think the basic functionality is now working, though there are still many aspects I hope to improve. Of course much of usenet is now a wasteland inhabited only by spammers and cranks. But there are still worthwhile corners, such as comp.lang.tcl, so I think this may have some value. 🙂 #usenet#tcl#tcltk#programming
Writing a #Portfile for #MacPorts, I touched the basics of #Tcl. This programming language appeared to be elegant, with clear and catchy syntax.
It looks like a very nice choice for #scripting. Now I'm not surprised that Sqlite was born as Tcl extension initially. And surprised Tcl isn't widely used in #DevOps, for instance. I'm quite sure this #language is suitable for a number of tasks in today's #programming, so pls share if you have real life example(s).
#Tcl (also known as Tool Command Language; pronounced as either "tickle" or as an initialism) is a high-level, general-purpose, interpreted, dynamic programming language.
It was made in 1988 by John Ousterhout and it was inspired mainly by #C, #Lisp, #Shell, #Awk and has served as one of the inspirations of #PowerShell and #Python due to its simplicity and elegance.
RayNeo Air 2 Review! https://youtu.be/_CsV-Vbzgis
Smaller, lighter, faster, and less expensive! These could be the XR glasses to beat?
But is RayNeo making TOO many compromises to hit the lower price?
✅ Un gain de temps de parcours de 10 min (et + fiable) pour les bus 40 et 70
✅ Création de trottoirs accessibles avec revêtements clairs
✅ Végétalisation avec des arbres pluies 🌳 et sols perméables 💧
💡 Rappel
Le Corridor Bus, c'est des priorités aux feux, des couloirs bus, des aménagements et sécurisations de carrefours, des couloirs d'approche, etc.
The missing TCL/TK bindings for r2 are now available! Write GUI r2pipe scripts that run on mac/linux/windows without fighting too much with graphical toolkits or build dependencies. And of course! You can also reuse your Javascript or Python helpers from TCL #tcl#tk#radare2
My 18yo nephew asked me what my favorite #ProgrammingLanguage is and I don’t actually know the answer.
I use#C and #Go for applications. I write #Python for data munging and scripts and small apps. I’ve written many thousands of lines of each. I sponsor #Zig.
My review of the TCL 40 NXTPAPER at Gizmodo Australia features (amongst many other details), blue lights, human cloning, Kirby, a guy called Dave and moody jazz.
I really have considered every angle… and then some.
Let’s see how many #tcl people are on Mastodon (and on that note, if somebody can recommend me Tcl books for more seasoned programmers (=those who have experience with a couple of programming languages)).
«Selon nos informations, le 28 mars prochain, le Sytral devrait confier la gestion du métro lyonnais à l'opérateur parisien, dans le cadre du nouveau marché. Keolis, l'actuel exploitant, continuera lui de gérer les bus. Les changements sont attendus pour début 2025.»
Uncommon opinion (but not necessarily unpopular): I love languages with large standard libraries. I enjoy flipping through the language documentation, scouting for interesting functions or classes that may eventually come in handy.
My favorite large library language is Common Lisp but of course there are many others such as Smalltalk, Python, and Java.
@leonerd@tripleo I can only confirm this, even if currently FFI support does allow to bind #Perl to C/C++ quite easily. I find the general situation much better of other seasoned languages such as #Tcl or #Lisp, instead.
ok, after all that #redis kerfuffle let's have some fun:
Who built a Redis-like cache/data store/database (maybe protocol compatible?) for fun or shit-posting?
May that be in bash, awk, storing data in DNS, ...
Share your silly project!