diff --git a/scripts/build.js b/scripts/build.js
index 8c8d964e1..f931e8249 100644
--- a/scripts/build.js
+++ b/scripts/build.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 const fs = require('fs-extra');
 const path = require('path');
 const chalk = require('chalk');
+const util = require('./util');
 // Paths
 const SNIPPETS_PATH = './snippets';
 const SNIPPETS_ARCHIVE_PATH = './snippets_archive';
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ These snippets, while useful and interesting, didn\'t quite make it into the rep
   console.log(`${chalk.green('SUCCESS!')} README file generated for snippets archive!`);
   console.timeEnd('Builder');
 }
-const snippets = {};
+let snippets = {};
 const EMOJIS = {
   adapter: '🔌',
   array: '📚',
@@ -98,18 +99,7 @@ const capitalize = (str, lowerRest = false) =>
 console.time('Builder');
 
 // Synchronously read all snippets from snippets folder and sort them as necessary (case-insensitive)
-try {
-  const snippetFilenames = fs
-    .readdirSync(SNIPPETS_PATH)
-    .sort((a, b) => a.toLowerCase() - b.toLowerCase());
-  // Store the data read from each snippet in the appropriate object
-  for (const name of snippetFilenames) {
-    snippets[name] = fs.readFileSync(path.join(SNIPPETS_PATH, name), 'utf8');
-  }
-} catch (err) {
-  console.log(`${chalk.red('ERROR!')} During snippet loading: ${err}`);
-  process.exit(1);
-}
+snippets = util.readSnippets(SNIPPETS_PATH);
 
 // Load static parts for the README file
 try {
diff --git a/scripts/tag.js b/scripts/tag.js
index e4bbc80e9..650b70c83 100644
--- a/scripts/tag.js
+++ b/scripts/tag.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 const fs = require('fs-extra'),
   path = require('path'),
   chalk = require('chalk');
+const util = require('./util');
 // Load helper functions (these are from existing snippets in 30 seconds of code!)
 const isTravisCI = () => 'TRAVIS' in process.env && 'CI' in process.env;
 if(isTravisCI() && /^Travis build: \d+/g.test(process.env['TRAVIS_COMMIT_MESSAGE'])) {
@@ -26,24 +27,7 @@ const countOccurrences = (arr, value) => arr.reduce((a, v) => (v === value ? a +
 // Start the timer of the script
 console.time('Tagger');
 // Synchronously read all snippets and sort them as necessary (case-insensitive)
-try {
-  let snippetFilenames = fs.readdirSync(snippetsPath);
-  snippetFilenames.sort((a, b) => {
-    a = a.toLowerCase();
-    b = b.toLowerCase();
-    if (a < b) return -1;
-    if (a > b) return 1;
-    return 0;
-  });
-  // Store the data read from each snippet in the appropriate object
-  for (let snippet of snippetFilenames)
-    snippets[snippet] = fs.readFileSync(path.join(snippetsPath, snippet), 'utf8');
-} catch (err) {
-  // Handle errors (hopefully not!)
-  console.log(`${chalk.red('ERROR!')} During snippet loading: ${err}`);
-  process.exit(1);
-}
-// Load tag data from the database
+snippets = util.readSnippets(snippetsPath);
 try {
   tagDbData = objectFromPairs(
     fs
diff --git a/scripts/util.js b/scripts/util.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e5de2a830
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/util.js
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+const fs = require('fs-extra'),
+  path = require('path'),
+  chalk = require('chalk');
+// Synchronously read all snippets and sort them as necessary (case-insensitive)
+const readSnippets = snippetsPath => {
+  let snippets = {};
+  try {
+    let snippetFilenames = fs.readdirSync(snippetsPath);
+    snippetFilenames.sort((a, b) => {
+      a = a.toLowerCase();
+      b = b.toLowerCase();
+      if (a < b) return -1;
+      if (a > b) return 1;
+      return 0;
+    });
+    // Store the data read from each snippet in the appropriate object
+    for (let snippet of snippetFilenames)
+      snippets[snippet] = fs.readFileSync(path.join(snippetsPath, snippet), 'utf8');
+  } catch (err) {
+    // Handle errors (hopefully not!)
+    console.log(`${chalk.red('ERROR!')} During snippet loading: ${err}`);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+  return snippets;
+}
+module.exports = {readSnippets};
diff --git a/scripts/web.js b/scripts/web.js
index 340173ebf..30a04b0fd 100644
--- a/scripts/web.js
+++ b/scripts/web.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const fs = require('fs-extra'),
   chalk = require('chalk'),
   md = require('markdown-it')(),
   minify = require('html-minifier').minify;
+const util = require('./util');
 var Prism = require('prismjs');
   // Load helper functions (these are from existing snippets in 30 seconds of code!)
 const isTravisCI = () => 'TRAVIS' in process.env && 'CI' in process.env;
@@ -63,23 +64,7 @@ const capitalize = (str, lowerRest = false) =>
 // Start the timer of the script
 console.time('Webber');
 // Synchronously read all snippets and sort them as necessary (case-insensitive)
-try {
-  let snippetFilenames = fs.readdirSync(snippetsPath);
-  snippetFilenames.sort((a, b) => {
-    a = a.toLowerCase();
-    b = b.toLowerCase();
-    if (a < b) return -1;
-    if (a > b) return 1;
-    return 0;
-  });
-  // Store the data read from each snippet in the appropriate object
-  for (let snippet of snippetFilenames)
-    snippets[snippet] = fs.readFileSync(path.join(snippetsPath, snippet), 'utf8');
-} catch (err) {
-  // Handle errors (hopefully not!)
-  console.log(`${chalk.red('ERROR!')} During snippet loading: ${err}`);
-  process.exit(1);
-}
+snippets = util.readSnippets(snippetsPath);
 // Load static parts for the index.html file
 try {
   startPart = fs.readFileSync(path.join(staticPartsPath, 'index-start.html'), 'utf8');
@@ -107,10 +92,6 @@ try {
   console.log(`${chalk.red('ERROR!')} During tag database loading: ${err}`);
   process.exit(1);
 }
-const renderTagAndSnippets = (tag) => {
-
-}
-
 // Create the output for the index.html file
 try {
   // Add the start static part