QOTW:  "Tcl doesn't come with its own syscalls :)" - Alexandre Ferrieux
    http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/msg/1a1d11c4ae49f23d

"Tcl can be understood in pieces; it's not necessary to know the whole
language in order to be able to program in it."
    http://mini.net/tcl/3075


Thanks to Arjen Markus for his weekly summary of Wiki action:
  Look at the Wiki. Notice anything different? You should: the
  categories on the left have been properly filled in.  It even
  works on IE6 (which is actually a small wonder - thanks,
  Steve, Colin, Jos, ...) and pay some attention to the home
  page too: <http://wiki.tcl.tk> 
  
  What has not changed? The usual amalgam of pages. So let's start!
  
  Musings 
  - How would you describe Tcl? It is an old page, but still
    relevant: <http://wiki.tcl.tk/299> . And check all the other 
    pages that appear on the left-hand side too.
  
  - A slightly confusing comparison between the two main implementations
    that deal with XML in Tcl: <http://wiki.tcl.tk/9098> 
  
  - Everybody can make his or her own version or rival of make. 
    And many do and others use them, as witnessed by
    <http://wiki.tcl.tk/10427> 
  
  - What is there to tell about "dot-net"? The name should be well-known.
    But what is behind it all? <http://wiki.tcl.tk/6192>  highlights
    some aspects relevant to Tcl.
  
  Techniques
  - Oh, those applications with their configuration files ... they
    appear everywhere, don't they? Here are a few techniques for 
    dealing with such files when you write an app.
    <http://wiki.tcl.tk/13565> 
  
  - Perhaps you want to use a spam filter service ... not a bad
    idea according to the latest statistics. So, perhaps you should
    look at <http://wiki.tcl.tk/18181> 
  
  - And like make or object-orient extensions, it is easy to 
    think of an alternative to dictionaries. And it has its own
    merits: <http://wiki.tcl.tk/20785> 
    
  

Everything Tcl-related you want is probably one or two clicks away in these
pages:
    The "Welcome to comp.lang.tcl" message by Andreas Kupries
        http://www.purl.org/net/tcl-welcome
    comp.lang.tcl is a crucial resource for Tcl practitioners.
    An interesting perspective on its traffic appears at
        http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/about

    The Tcl Developer Site is Tcl's "home base".
	http://www.tcl.tk

    Larry Virden maintains a comp.lang.tcl FAQ launcher.
        http://www.purl.org/NET/Tcl-FAQ/

    The Tcl Developer Xchange is a highly organized resource center
    of documents and software with provisions for individuals to
    maintain references to their own software:
        http://www.tcl.tk/resource/
    The TDX sponsor, ActiveState, also keeps info to convince your
    boss Tcl is a good thing
        http://www.tcl.tk/scripting/

    The Tcl'ers Wiki is a huge, dynamic, collaboratively edited repository
    of documentation, examples, tutorials and pontifications on all things 
    Tcl.
        http://wiki.tcl.tk/0
    For the ideal overview of the topics about Tcl most likely to
    interest a newcomer, see "Arts and Crafts ..."
        http://wiki.tcl.tk/969
    There's also a high-quality Wikibook on Tcl:
        http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Programming:Tcl

    ActiveState maintains binaries distribution and development tools
        http://www.activestate.com/Tcl
    along with a Cookbook of Tcl recipes
        http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Cookbook/Tcl

    "La Gazette du Técleux" is an important monthly publication.
	http://wfr.tcl.tk/1159

    deli.cio.us presents an intriguing approach to reference commentary.
    It already aggregates quite a bit of Tcl intelligence.
        http://del.icio.us/tag/tcl

    Cameron Laird tracks several Tcl/Tk references of interest (but
    needs to validate many of the links).
        http://phaseit.net/claird/comp.lang.tcl/

    Years ago, Cetus Links maintained a Tcl/Tk page with verified links
        http://www.cetus-links.org/oo_tcl_tk.html

    "Yahoo! Groups" archives comp.lang.tcl.announce posts--even 
    though clta itself is dormant.
        http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tcl_announce/

We're working on more useful archives of past installments.  In the
meantime, an alternative is
  http://groups.google.com/groups?oi=djq&as_q=+Tcl-URL&as_ugroup=comp.lang.tcl

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