USENIX Technical Program - Abstract - 7th Tcl/Tk Conference - February 2000 ## Collaborative Client-Server Architectures in Tcl/Tk: A Class Project Experiment and Experience Franc Brglez, Hemang Lavana, Zhi Fu, Debabrata Ghosh, Lorie I. Moffitt, Steve Nelson, J. Marshall Smith, and Jun Zhou, North Carolina State University ### 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. USENIX Members may view the full text of this paper in HTML form and PDF form. (Use your membership number as the username for access.) If you need the latest Adobe Acrobat Reader, you can download it from Adobe's site. To become a USENIX Member, please see our Membership Information. Current USENIX Members may change their password.

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