Tänzer: The lovable web server framework for Tcl
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·March 16, 2025teruakohatu
dlachausse
I would love an alternate timeline where we got Tcl in the browser instead of JavaScript.
BoingBoomTschak
Bourne shell compatibility is a killer feature after all. But I certainly prefer Tcl over PowerShell/rc/xonsh and others that didn't bother with this.
If Tcl had fixed its exec (cf https://core.tcl-lang.org/tips/doc/trunk/tip/424.md & https://core.tcl-lang.org/tips/doc/trunk/tip/259.md), I think it could have really worked as a shell.
doublerabbit
Throwing out NaviServer too. A fork of AOLs old powerhouse aolserver which was a buy out from NaviSoft. NaviServer decided to go back to the original name.
https://github.com/naviserver-project/naviserver
This looks like a surprisingly nice web server framework.
It is a pity that TCL Shell (tclsh) didn't become the default shell over bash. TCL was released before bash but I am unsure if tclsh was bundled with it at the time.