Collaborative client-server architectures in Tcl/Tk: a class project experiment and experience

Authors:
Franc Brglez;Hemang Lavana;Zhi Fu;Debabrata Ghosh;Lorie I. Moffitt;Steve Nelson;J. Marshall Smith;Jun Zhou
Affiliations:
Dept. of Computer Science, NC State University, Raleigh, NC;Dept. of Computer Science, NC State University, Raleigh, NC;Dept. of Computer Science, NC State University, Raleigh, NC;Dept. of Computer Science, NC State University, Raleigh, NC;Dept. of Computer Science, NC State University, Raleigh, NC;Dept. of Computer Science, NC State University, Raleigh, NC;Dept. of Computer Science, NC State University, Raleigh, NC;Dept. of Computer Science, NC State University, Raleigh, NC
Venue:
TCLTK'00 Proceedings of the 7th conference on USENIX Tcl/Tk - Volume 7
Year:
2000

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Abstract

This paper presents a class software project that was part of a recent experimental graduate course on Frontiers of Collaborative Computing on the Internet. We chose Tcl/Tk to facilitate rapid prototyping, testing, and demonstrating all phases of the project. The major milestones achieved during this course are: • rapid proficiency in Tcl/Tk that allowed each student to manipulate data and widgets, apply socket programming principles, and create a progression of client/server applications, from textbook cases to a unique client/server architecture prototype - driven by and matched to a well-defined collaborative project driver. • universal server that supports any number of user-configurable clients, each accessible through a Web-browser on a Mac, Windows, or UNIX platforms. Prototype client configurations include: (1) collaborative document composition, (2) collaborative Tcl/Tk debugging and compilation, (3) collaborative design workflow.