tcl

A couple of weeks ago, we looked mostly at programs coded in Python and hosted in systems small enough to fit in gadgets like cellular handsets, networking appliances, and other such products. Several Tcl projects illustrate a different role for Linux, one of which marries a conventional personal computer with add-on special-purpose hardware.

By Cameron Laird and Kathryn Soraiz September is kernel month here at Linux Developer Network. While that might seem to be at an opposite pole from the "lightweight," "agile" programming in which this column specializes, there are actually many connections between kernel work and scripting.... [more]