NLP++ in VS Code: Everything New in Version 3
Version 3 has been the biggest chapter yet for the NLP++ extension for Visual Studio Code. What started as a way[…]
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Using Claude with NLP++
Yes, you can have Claude write NLP++ for you — and no, that doesn’t make it another black box. This step-by-step guide takes you from a blank machine to a working analyzer: install VS Code, add the NLP++ extension, run Claude Code, and use the built-in prompts to generate real, glass-box code. What you keep is deterministic, auditable, and runs on its own — no model required.
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8 Weeks with Claude and NLP++
I spent the last 8 weeks using Claude to eventually replace Claude. Ironic…
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Every Way to Run an NLP++ Analyzer
One of the strengths of NLP++ is that once you’ve written an analyzer in the VisualText VS Code extension, you[…]
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Inside Version 3 of the VisualText NLP Engine: Compiled, Cloud-Built, on npm — and AI-Assisted
For most of its life, the NLP++ engine has been a powerful tool for writing rule-based analyzers — explainable, glass-box,[…]
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NLP++ Version 3: Compiled Analyzers, Faster Execution, and Protected Code
Compiling NLP++ analyzers is now a single click. Version 3 brings native-code speed and lets you deploy analyzers without exposing your source.
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Why NLP++ Is the Only Technology That Can Ultimately Replace LLMs
LLMs guess. NLP++ understands. And that difference is exactly why NLP++ is the only technology positioned to eventually replace large[…]
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Comparing LLMs with NLP++
With our NLP++ textbook coming out world-wide this month (it may be already out by the time you read this),[…]
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First NLP++ Textbook on Its Way
The co-authors David de Hilster, and Amnon Meyers, of the NLP++ programming language and framework are finishing up their first[…]
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ChatGPT and the False Alarms of Singularity
I (David de Hilster) have been working in the area of practical Natural Language Processing (NLP) for almost 40 years[…]
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