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key: pl/tcl
kind: plang
name: "Tcl"
url: https://plangs.page/tcl
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# Tcl

> Dynamic, interpreted programming language known for its extensibility, embeddability, and support for multiple paradigms.

High-level, general-purpose, interpreted, dynamic programming language. Designed for extensibility and embeddability, Tcl supports multiple programming paradigms including event-driven, functional, imperative, and object-oriented styles. It is often used together with the Tk toolkit for GUI development, and is widely used for web applications, testing, and script automation.

## Facts

- Appeared: 1988
- Homepage: https://www.tcl-lang.org/
- GitHub: https://github.com/tcltk/tcl
- Languish ranking: #93

## Relationships

### Paradigms

- [Event-Driven](https://plangs.page/paradigm/event-driven)
- [Functional](https://plangs.page/paradigm/functional)
- [General-Purpose](https://plangs.page/paradigm/general-purpose)
- [Imperative](https://plangs.page/paradigm/imperative)
- [Multi](https://plangs.page/paradigm/multi)
- [Object-Oriented](https://plangs.page/paradigm/oop)
- [Procedural](https://plangs.page/paradigm/procedural)

### Platforms

- [Cross-Platform](https://plangs.page/platform/cross)
- [Linux](https://plangs.page/platform/linux)
- [Windows](https://plangs.page/platform/windows)

### Type Systems

- [Dynamic](https://plangs.page/type-system/dynamic)
- [String](https://plangs.page/type-system/string)

### Influenced By

- [AWK](https://plangs.page/awk)
- [Lisp](https://plangs.page/lisp)

### Written With

- [C](https://plangs.page/c)

### Licenses

- [BSD](https://plangs.page/license/bsd)

### Tags

- [Application](https://plangs.page/tag/app)
- [Application Framework](https://plangs.page/tag/framework)
- [Automation](https://plangs.page/tag/automation)
- [Control](https://plangs.page/tag/control)
- [DBMS](https://plangs.page/tag/dbms)
- [GUI](https://plangs.page/tag/gui)
- [Industrial Control](https://plangs.page/tag/industrial)
- [Interpreter](https://plangs.page/tag/interpreters)
- [Ray Tracer](https://plangs.page/tag/ray-tracer)
- [Scripting](https://plangs.page/tag/scripting)
- [Testing](https://plangs.page/tag/testing)