Tcl 8.5 Network Programming (Community Experience Distilled) - Softcover

Kocjan, Wojciech; Beltowski, Piotr

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1849510962 ISBN 13: 9781849510967

Publisher: Packt Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

Learn Tcl and you'll never look back when it comes to developing network-aware applications. This book is the perfect way in, taking you from the basics to more advanced topics in easy, logical steps. Overview Develop network-aware applications with Tcl Implement the most important network protocols in Tcl Packed with hands-on-examples, case studies, and clear explanations for better understanding What you will learn from this book Get to know the the tools available to ease up development of Tcl code Discover Tcl's approach of using events over threads, which is very different from many other languages Learn the VFS feature that allows the usage of Metakit database as normal file system Create loggers, define log levels, write your logs to file or channel, and trace the execution of your code Get to know the key differences between free TclPro Debugger and paid ActiveState Tcl Dev Kit Debugger Handle different text encoding, dependent on the region you live, and create multi-language, internationalized application with msgcat package Handle UDP communication in Tcl was presented, with TclUDP extension as the implementation Manage files remotely over File Transfer Protocol (FTP) and learn to download a file from a web site using Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). Learn the usage Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) to look up information and/or authenticate users, manually querying host names and time servers Get to know the Tcl package Scotty that handles SNMP and provides a Tk based GUI application that can be used for inspecting devices, discovering systems within our network and browsing data that can be retrieved over SNMP Use Tcl code as legacy CGI scripts and improve it with ncgi package Create client-server application based on HTTP protocol and Tclhttpd as embedded web server packed into Starkit technology for easy deployment Connect to XML-RPC services and issue methods remotely, and easily integ

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About the Author

Wojciech Kocjan

Wojciech Kocjan is a programmer having ten years of experience with Tcl. His past experience includes both open source projects, involvement in commercial/ government projects, as well as working for international corporations..

Over the years, Wojciech has contributed and created multiple open source projects related to Tcl. He is also the author of Learning Nagios 3.0, Packt Publishing and multiple publications on IT related subjects

Piotr Beltowski

Piotr Beltowski is an IT and software engineer, and co-author of several US patents and publications. He has a master of Science in Telecommunications, and his technical experience includes various aspects of telecommunications, such as designing IP networks or implementing support of network protocols. Piotr's experience as Level 3 customer support lead makes him focused on finding simple solutions to complex technical issues.

His professional career includes working in international corporations such as IBM and Ericsson (as a contractor).

Edition details

• Publisher: Packt Publishing
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1849510962
• ISBN 13: 9781849510967
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 588