Sams Teach Yourself Tcl/Tk in 24 Hours (Teach Yourself -- Hours)

I needed to pick up tcl quickly for a new project of mine, this book got me up to speed in no time, great examples, easy to follow even for a beginner. Using the book as a reference is a bit tough but make sure to purchase "O'reilly's; Tcl/Tk Pocket Reference" thats a great reference for the language.This book Tcl/Tk in 24hours will teach a whole lot in no time.

A very good book to get you started programming in Tcl/TK and see some fast results. There is sufficient amount of detail to learn the basics. What I liked most is the way the examples are presented, you are encouraged to experiment and it is great and easy with Tcl/TK. At first I wanted to see more detailed coverage of the various options, but the book encourages you to use the Tcl help files and - a good habit to develop when you get into more serious programming. The Q & A and excercises help quite a bit when you are learning on your own. I have been able to adopt a lot of their examples to a demo program for my work.

This book is great for the advanced user that just want to obtain some knowledge about the language or for the beginner that wants to learn an easy, multi-platform and internet-friendly language (easier than Java). *BUT* if you have other SAM'S "Teach yourself (X language) in 24 hours" you'll notice that this book seems to be more 'fast paced' than the others from SAM'S.