Hi!

First I would like to introduce myself as I don't frequenty post to
this list. I'm running Micro-ISV (*)  DAC System in Poland which uses
Tcl as technology to build multi-platform server-part of our
communication systems. I do observe TIP#257 vs TIP#279 debate as an
outsider, but I'm really concerned about its outcome.

From my understanding TIP#279 was created as there are problems in
implementing XOTcl on top TIP#257. Maybe I am wrong, but wasn't it a
showstopper for TIP#257 inclusion in Tcl 8.5.

Developers in my company frequently ask me about an approved OO in
Tcl. I've heard that Snit works well for megawidgets - it seems that
there are developers successfully using it in real projects. But for
general OO uses  I feel that XOTcl is the only one Tcl OO extensions
that is practically used in substantial real life applications (like
OpenACS XOWiki developed by Gustaf Neumann and Archiware product
backed by Zoran Vasiljevic).

I think that it would be a real pity if we won't learn from their
experiences and make TclOO (as proposed by TIP#257) incompatible with
current XOTcl (TIP#279 presents an idea how to avoid that).

Please correct me if my understanding of the current situation is
somehow flawed.

I would liked TIP#279 authors and promoters to speak out how this
TIP#257 vs TIP#279 problem could be resolved.

Regards,
Tomasz Kosiak

(*) Micro-ISV = Independent Software Vendor as defined by Joel Spolsky

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