Text and data mining (TDM) in history

"A lot of code has already been written, and a lot of money went into this. But lots of it cannot be used in a field like history. There is no one-size-fits all solution. I think in general there are three categories. 1. There is a lot of software that isn’t useful, for instance because it’s too experimental. 2. There are very useful bits and pieces on GitHub, that just need a bit of adjusting. 3. Sometimes software is too complicated, and I need a developer. But I do want to be able to understand how it works myself, at least the basics."