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1. Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Thursday, 31-Mar-2022 06:39:41 UTC Bernie

   My Linux machine is finally free from Tcl and Tk 😌

   sudo rpm -e tcl tk jimtcl python3-tkinter gitk git-gui

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Thursday, 31-Mar-2022 06:43:05 UTC Bernie

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     The next oldest GUI library on my machine is gtk2... too many things still depend on it 😠

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Thursday, 31-Mar-2022 06:50:22 UTC Bernie

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     Ok, the oldest of all is actually libXaw, the mythical Athena Widgets toolkit created by MIT.

     Few Linux users are old enough to know what the heck I'm talking about, but most probably have it installed on their systems because it's used by something.

     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_Athena_Widgets
     #linux #x11 #retrocomputing

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Thursday, 31-Mar-2022 06:57:50 UTC Bernie

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     • comrad 🇪🇺

     @comrad Yes, honestly, the simplicity of wish is something to admire.

     And if you ever tried gitk, it's Tcl/Tk at its best.

   • comrad 🇪🇺 (comrad@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 31-Mar-2022 06:57:51 UTC comrad 🇪🇺

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     @codewiz I dont use Tcl/Tk, I have only programmed some short stuff in it.

     But somehow I am fond of it. Programmer's feelings are wired strangely.

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Thursday, 31-Mar-2022 17:36:27 UTC Bernie

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     • penguin42

     @penguin42 I mostly use git's cli commands, but vscode also has a great extension for visualizing revisions and branches.

   • penguin42 (penguin42@mastodon.org.uk)'s status on Thursday, 31-Mar-2022 17:36:29 UTC penguin42

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     @codewiz What are you using instead of gitk? I did like Tk; it's still the easiest to program GUI system; I wrote a LOT of tcl/tk in ~2000 for a prototype/bringup system.