In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Ben C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: . . . >My favourite's Python, but Tcl is definitely worth a look. It's been >around a bit longer than Python (so more time for every conceivable >problem to have been met by someone and fixed), and I'm not an expert >but I think it's particularly good for things like sockets-- they're >just sort of built in and are very easy to work with.
Tcl's maturity advantage is tiny--*maybe* two years. Both began at the end of the '80s. There've been close to two decades since to obscure any initial leads. I entirely agree with you, though, that Tcl's [socket] command is a wonderful thing. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list