On Thu, May 1, 2008 1:02 pm, Doug LaRue wrote: > ** Reply to message from "Lan Barnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Thu, 1 May > 2008 > 12:53:12 -0700 (PDT) > >> Let me charitably interpret this as "Tcl/Tk is _perceived_ as being old >> news by the 'oh it's new, shiny' crowd." > > naw, it because Python has a cool name and is named after a cool show: > "Monty Pythons Flying Circus". ;-) > > I'm not sure why it's gained in popularity but over the past 5 years, its > popularity has grown considerably. From what I read, it dates back to the > early 90's so it's not THAT new. Something/someone seems to have gained > it attention and general acceptance and that means marketshare/mindshare. >
I have problems philisophically with scripting languages that make different types of white space significant (and, yes, make, I'm talking about you, too). But mostly I'm not an OO guy and prefer not to malign a language I don't know, especially when so many smart friends like it. -- Lan Barnes SCM Analyst Linux Guy Tcl/Tk Enthusiast Biodiesel Brewer -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
