The cool thing is that even if you take something arguably super modern, like the latest Claude models, it is able to write Tcl/tk applications for you that you might not have done at that level in the past. With tests in tcltest too.
If you understand how generative models and agentic coding works, it's not a surprise. But for some reason it's still mind boggling to think that you can take very old stuff and build impressive programs.
let's write a small tcl/tk app for fun.
a small tiny UI to manage a to do list.
I got this in no time: <a href="https://gist.github.com/mathusiast/a57bf0dfa42d8c7008f8882dab776089" rel="nofollow">https://gist.github.com/mathusiast/a57bf0dfa42d8c7008f8882da...
sgt · · focus · HN ↗
If you understand how generative models and agentic coding works, it's not a surprise. But for some reason it's still mind boggling to think that you can take very old stuff and build impressive programs.
tzury · · focus · HN ↗
For the simple prompt to Claude Fable:
I got this in no time: <a href="https://gist.github.com/mathusiast/a57bf0dfa42d8c7008f8882dab776089" rel="nofollow">https://gist.github.com/mathusiast/a57bf0dfa42d8c7008f8882da...