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'''Dog''' is a [[high-level programming language|high-level]] [[programming language]] created by [[Sepandar Kamvar]] at [[MIT Media Lab]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-10/15/dog-programming-language|title='Dog' uses natural language for social coding|publisher=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]|date=15 October 2012}}</ref>.

It was announced in spring 2012, and stems from the frustration faced by Kemvar with other existing languages, such as [[Java (programming language)|Java]], and felt they made it needlessly difficult to write code that handled social interactions<ref>{{cite news|url=http://paritynews.com/software/item/429-professor-develops-dog-programming-language-for-social-applications|title=Professor Develops Dog, Programming Language for Social Applications|publisher=Parity News|date=15 October 2012}}</ref>. It is designed to facilitate easier creation of [[social computing]] applications, and is designed to facilitate programming in a [[natural language]] and allow newcomers the chance to learn programming more easily<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.wired.co.uk/magazine/archive/2012/11/start/code-for-the-rest-of-us|title=Sepandar Kamvar’s 'Dog' language opens up artistic possibilities|publisher=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]|date=16 November 2012}}</ref>.