He does mention SNOBOL (and there was SPITBOL which was compiled, not interpreted). I'd like to think it influenced Awk, but I don't know if that's really true.

He does mention SNOBOL (and there was SPITBOL which was compiled, not interpreted). I'd like to think it influenced Awk, but I don't know if that's really true. I had an interview with Rational Machines in the early 80s, and they were Ada fanatics. A friend of mine who also interviewed there said it was really more like a religious cult.