This is stooop (a Simple Tcl Only Object Oriented Programming scheme) version 4.2. Stooop is implemented in a single sourceable file and uses simple techniques to provide object orientation to the great Tcl language. If you know C++ or Java, stooop will be easy to use for you. Using the familiar class, new, delete and virtual keywords and a few coding conventions, you can start object oriented Tcl code right away, as the following simple example shows: source stooop.tcl namespace import stooop::* class circle { proc circle {this canvas diameter} { set ($this,diameter) $diameter set ($this,canvas) $canvas set ($this,id) [$canvas create oval 0 0 $diameter $diameter] } proc ~circle {this} { $($this,canvas) delete $($this,id) } proc move {this x y} { $($this,canvas) move $($this,id) $x $y } } pack [canvas .canvas] set c [new circle .canvas 50] update; after 1000 circle::move $c 10 10 update; after 1000 delete $c Stooop supports single and multiple inheritance, data encapsulation (all member data is public), dynamic binding, nested classes, object copy, runtime type identification, optional runtime procedure and data access checking as well as tracing. As stooop is entirely written in Tcl, it will run on all Tcl supported platforms, including Windows and the Mac Intosh, if you have Tcl version 8.3 or above. The class, new, delete, virtual and classof commands are implemented as Tcl procedures. Stooop was implemented with a constant concern for performance. Member data is stored in Tcl associative arrays, which are best for random data access. Classes are implemented as namespaces to improve encapsulation and reduce naming interferences. Object oriented helper code is kept as small and as efficient as possible. Typically, only a couple of Tcl lines are added to a member procedure definition. Program startup time will be slightly increased due to some class and member procedures preprocessing, but runtime overhead is kept to a strict minimum. Use of object oriented techniques may actually improve the performance of your code. A full HTML documentation, simple demonstration script, graphical demonstration with composite pattern and test files are provided. You may also run the test suite and look at the test scripts for examples. There is also a utility for creating packages (in the Tcl sense) from stooop compatible class files. There is a companion package to stooop: scwoop (a Simple Composite Widget Object Oriented Package). Scwoop is implemented in a single sourceable file and uses simple techniques to provide composite widget (also known as mega widget) support to the great Tk widget library. Moodss (a Modular Object Oriented Dynamic SpreadSheet) implemented with stooop, scwoop, tkTable and BLT is also available on my website (at http://jfontain.free.fr/). Whether you like it (or hate it), please let me know. I would like to hear about bugs and improvements you would like to see. I will correct the bugs quickly, especially if you send me a test script. Copyright (c) 2001 by Jean-Luc Fontaine . This code may be distributed under the same terms as Tcl.