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Re:The Birth of Tcl by larsrc on Thursday April 21, 2022 @03:46PM (#31114329)
I was thinking exactly in the eldritch horror direction. Thanks for writing that, you have saved me the unpleasantness of finding out exactly what it was that made me loathe Tcl.
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Re:The Birth of Tcl by AceJohnny2 on Thursday April 21, 2022 @04:13PM (#31114632)
What's not to love about `upvar`? /s
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Re:The Birth of Tcl by tpoindex on Thursday April 21, 2022 @05:54PM (#31115664)
Upvar has it's place, especially when writing your own control structures. Outside of that, tread lightly.
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