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Ask HN: `Bind` to widget vs. `action:sender ` architecture – Tk vs. Cocoa

3 points by mucholove ↗ HN
Hi all! I'm using Tk for the first time and am comparing it with my experience using Apple's Cocoa.

Though I love how fast Tk is to get up and running—I'm sort of missing the flexibility provided by `sender:action`—not to mention that it brings up a lot of questions regarding app architecture.

Can you help clear out what the common nomenclature is between these 2 different architectures? What kind of problems should I expect as I develop between the 2?

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mucholove
You can actually use the sender architecture in TCL!

It’s a bit hidden—but you can call %W and get a reference to the TK Widget and therefore any stored property that might be on there. Rad.