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From the README:
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OTcl, short for MIT Object Tcl, is an extension to Tcl/Tk for
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object-oriented programming. It shouldn't be confused with the IXI
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Object Tcl extension by Dean Sheenan. (Sorry, but we both like the
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name and have been using it for a while.)
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Some of OTcl's features as compared to alternatives are:
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* designed to be dynamically extensible, like Tcl, from the ground
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up
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* builds on Tcl syntax and concepts rather than importing another
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language
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* compact yet powerful object programming system (draws on CLOS,
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Smalltalk, and Self)
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* fairly portable implementation (2000 lines of C, without core
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hacks)
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OTcl was presented at the Tcl/Tk Workshop '95. It constitutes a
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standalone release of a system that has been in use, embedded in the
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VuSystem, for two years. We made the release public (with free use,
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distribution and modification under the MIT license) to meet the
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demand for object-oriented programming in Tcl.
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-Oscar <obonilla@fisicc-ufm.edu>
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