Tcl

Summary

Tool Command Language (Tcl) is a high-level, dynamic scripting language designed with simplicity and ease of extension in mind. Known for its "everything is a string" philosophy, Tcl provides a lightweight interpreter with powerful text manipulation capabilities.

Paradigms

imperative

Domains

scripting, automation, testing, user interface, text processing, embedded systems

Key Features

reflection, string interpolation, modules, variadic functions, named arguments

Typing

dynamic system, weak typing, none inference, runtime checking, aggressive type coercion, no type annotations

Compilation

interpreted

Influenced By

Bourne shell, Lisp, C, AWK

Ratings

File extensions

tcl, adp, sdc, tcl.in, tm, xdc

External Links

• Tcl official site
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• Trending GitHub repositories