2000-09-03 18:49:35 -04:00
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0.99.4 release of ``The Macro Implementation of SNOBOL4 in C''
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This is a free port of the original SIL (SNOBOL4 Implementation
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Language) macro version of SNOBOL4 (developed at Bell Labs) with
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the C language as target, http://www.snobol4.com/snobol4-0.99.4.tar.gz.
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SNOBOL4, while known primarily as a string language excels at any
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task involving symbolic manipulations. It provides run time typing,
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2000-09-05 11:27:09 -04:00
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garbage collection, user data types, on the fly compilation. Its
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primary weakness is its simple syntax, and lack of "structured
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programming" constructs. However some consider the spareness of
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SNOBOL4 syntax a strength when compared to some "modern" agglomerations
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such as perl.
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