Questions tagged [snobol]

SNOBOL (StriNg Oriented and symBOlic Language) is a series of computer programming languages developed between 1962 and 1967 at AT&T Bell Laboratories culminating in SNOBOL4. SNOBOL4 (StriNg Oriented and symBOlic Language) is a language for text processing, pattern matching, and much more.

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Snobol Pattern Matching

My question is simple. Is the programming language Snobol4 still useful to provide a modern day solution for pattern matching, or has regex in other procedural languages pretty much wiped it out in application?
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Are there any implementation of REXX PARSE written for .NET?

I use regular expressions all the time. However, there are occasions when it would be very helpful to be able to use one of the other pattern matching methodologies, for example, REXX PARSE and SNOBOL. Are there any .NET implementations of either of…
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Generating strings and executing them as programs during runtime

This is a tough question to word and I'm not sure what the proper term for it would be (if any). I'm curious what languages allow you to "build up" a string during program execution, and then execute it as part of the program. The only language…
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Write a short program in SNOBOL that calculate the sum of all even integers from 1 to 100

You should use loop for multiple iterations of addition. GOTO statement and labels can be used to design a loop of your requirement. please give me some ideas.
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