SNAP

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SNAP was a historically important programming language designed specificially for humanists. It used plain-English syntax, and was particularly suited for automating text processing tasks.

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Creator(s): Michael P. Barnett (Columbia University)

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Type of analysis: Programming
Background Processing: Doesn't Run in Background
Web Usable: Other
Ease of Use: Moderate
Historic Tool (developed before 2005): Influential No longer in active development
TaDiRAH Goals: Creation
TaDiRAH Methods: Programming

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Amy Dyrbye

More information on SNAP and its use is available in the following article:

Barnett, Michael P. \"SNAP - A Programming Language for Humanists.\" Computers and the Humanities 4.4 (1969): 225-240. Web.

Housden, Richard J.W. \"Further Thoughts on SNAP.\" Computers and the Humanities 7.6 (1973): 407-412. Web.

Raskin, Jeffrey S. \"Programming Languages for the Humanities.\" Computers and the Humanities 5.3 (1971): 155-158. Web.

Wachal, Robert S. \"The Machine in the Garden: Computers and literary scholarship, 1970.\" Computers and the Humanities 5.1 (1970): 23-28. Web.

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