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by davidw 620 days ago
Yes! Tcl's C code is a real pleasure to work with and extend.

I got to write some of the updates in this 2nd edition regarding the C interface:

https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/tcl-and-the/97803216017...

2 comments

While I agree, it was what eventually made us move into .NET, and the founders of the startup I started in 1999, eventually went on to create OutSystems.

Too much code being rewriten from Tcl into C for performance and scalabity reasons, and it still doesn't have a proper JIT.

Now as a way to script C code, it is even easier than CPython.

I also recall appreciating Tcl's C code.