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SNOBOL4, while known primarily as a string language excels at any |
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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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task involving symbolic manipulations. It provides run time typing, |
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garbage collection, user data types, on the fly compilation. It's |
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garbage collection, user data types, on the fly compilation. Its |
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primary weakness is it's simple syntax, and lack of "structured |
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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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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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SNOBOL4 syntax a strength when compared to some "modern" agglomerations |
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such as perl. |
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such as perl. |