17 Jun
2026
17 Jun
'26
11:40 a.m.
On Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 21:09, Van Snyder via cctalk wrote:
SNOBOL and COMIT apparently didn't actually
survive, but I'm sure
there's somebody on this list who is actually using one or the other
or both.
There is. I've been using SNOBOL periodically for the last 25 years,
having written some two dozen string-processing programs (e.g., an e-mail
reformatter and archiver, and a control-file generator for Eric Smith's
"tumble" program to process TIFF scans into PDF manuals). Last one updated
about a year ago. Largest program about 2600 lines including comments.
Anybody remember SPITBOL?
I'm currently using a SPITBOL compiler, originally from Catspaw:
http://www.snobol4.com/
...now available from GitHub:
https://github.com/spitbol
Works like a champ!
-- Dave