Return-Path: Mailing-List: contact tcl-site-cvs-help@tcl.apache.org; run by ezmlm Delivered-To: mailing list tcl-site-cvs@tcl.apache.org Received: (qmail 76122 invoked by uid 500); 17 Aug 2001 10:22:25 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-tcl-site-cvs@apache.org Received: (qmail 76119 invoked from network); 17 Aug 2001 10:22:25 -0000 Received: from h32.sny.collab.net (HELO icarus.apache.org) (64.208.42.42) by h31.sny.collab.net with SMTP; 17 Aug 2001 10:22:25 -0000 Received: (qmail 18280 invoked by uid 1048); 17 Aug 2001 10:18:20 -0000 Date: 17 Aug 2001 10:18:20 -0000 Message-ID: <20010817101820.18279.qmail@icarus.apache.org> From: davidw@apache.org To: tcl-site-cvs@apache.org Subject: cvs commit: tcl-site news.ttml why.ttml X-Spam-Rating: h31.sny.collab.net 1.6.2 0/1000/N davidw 01/08/17 03:18:20 Modified: . news.ttml why.ttml Log: Fixed up why.ttml some. Revision Changes Path 1.12 +8 -1 tcl-site/news.ttml Index: news.ttml =================================================================== RCS file: /home/cvs/tcl-site/news.ttml,v retrieving revision 1.11 retrieving revision 1.12 diff -u -r1.11 -r1.12 --- news.ttml 2001/08/13 18:20:19 1.11 +++ news.ttml 2001/08/17 10:18:20 1.12 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ - + Apache Tcl News @@ -13,6 +13,13 @@

News and Status

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13 August, 2001 + New Why Tcl? Page on line. +

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13 August, 2001 + ApacheCon Europe has been cancelled, unfortunately, due + to financial difficulties on the part of the promoter. +

10 July, 2001 David Welton will be appearing at ApacheCon Europe in 1.2 +19 -15 tcl-site/why.ttml Index: why.ttml =================================================================== RCS file: /home/cvs/tcl-site/why.ttml,v retrieving revision 1.1 retrieving revision 1.2 diff -u -r1.1 -r1.2 --- why.ttml 2001/08/13 18:20:19 1.1 +++ why.ttml 2001/08/17 10:18:20 1.2 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ - + Why Tcl? @@ -12,14 +12,15 @@ -

Why Tcl?

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Flexible: Tcl lets you program how you need. - For example, you can program as you need, either - quick-and-dirty, mixing up HTML and Tcl script to create - dynamic web pages fast, or should you require more order - for a larger, complex site, Tcl works very well with the - 'three tier' model currently in vogue and used by many - java systems. +

Why Tcl?

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Flexible: Tcl lets you program in the way you + want. For example, you can program in a style that fits + your needs, either quick-and-dirty, mixing up HTML and + Tcl script to create dynamic web pages fast, or, should + you require more organization, for a larger, complex site, Tcl + works very well with the 'three tier' model currently in + vogue and used by many java systems.

Multi-Purpose: Tcl can be used for the web, but also for a variety of other tasks. It was designed @@ -42,12 +43,15 @@ major improvements in the past years. System resources are also impacted lightly - Tcl takes up relatively small amounts of disk and memory space.

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Easy: A simple syntax, and resources, both in - print and on the web, make Tcl an easy language to - learn, both for the experienced software professional as - well as students, web authors, hobbyists and others, who - find that with a little bit of learning, they can - accomplish a great deal.

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Easy: A simple syntax, and lots of + documentation, both in print and on the web, make Tcl + an easy language to learn, both for the experienced + software professional as well as for students, web + authors, hobbyists and others, who find that with a + little bit of learning, they can accomplish a great + deal.

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Existing Code: There are thousands upon thousands of lines of existing code to be used, either as examples to be learned from, to be included