the problem with Tcl/Tk is Tcl. the author does write about the quirks and problems, so this is a good article, but the end of it is that Tcl is simply not a language that i am interested in mastering. just like shell scripting. i'll use it if i have to, but it is not my preference.

and as the article also mentions what makes the apps cross platform is the native or near-native GUI. and apparently Tk is good for that.

but i'd rather use a nicer language with it. again, the article does talk about python, and points out that the Tk bindings in python are simply not good enough. that was very insightful, and i am glad to know.

however i would like to know if any other languages do better here. what about go for example? has anyone tried Tk with other languages and can share some experience?

Tkinter or other Tk based GUI interfaces are the immediate tool I reach for whenever I build something that's not in the CLI or in the browser.

My general "daily driver" is python and I love that I can just spin up a cross-platform tool immediately with it. Tcl/Tk rule and are insanely useful.

Fun fact: macOS hex editor "Hex Fiend" uses Tcl for its templating language:

https://github.com/HexFiend/HexFiend/tree/master/templates