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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 to compile and run analyzers has grown into a complete development environment for the NLP++ language — with the kind of code intelligence you’d expect from a first-class programming language. […]
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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.
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 are not locked into a single way of running it. The same glass-box, 100% rule-based analyzer can be driven from Python, from Node.js, from TypeScript, or straight from the command […]
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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, and deterministic natural-language processing you can actually read, debug, and reproduce exactly. It has run on Windows, Linux, and macOS for years. What Version 3 changes is how you build, […]
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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 language models in real‑world text processing. LLMs are probabilistic black boxes. They don’t know anything; they predict. They require teaming — layers of prompts, validators, guardrails, and secondary models — […]
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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), people are asking: what is the difference between LLMs and NLP++? Here is a first attempt of mine to explain. NLP++ and LLMs aren’t two approaches to the same problem. […]
The (Gen)erative (A)verage (I)ndustry
Our neural network brains are bamboozled by the “average”, but we “average” people are waking up. This explains why we are so easily fooled and how human ingenuity can get us out of this (A)verage (I)ndustry mess.
The Era of Shallow Thinking
In recent comment threads and after reading the ubiquitous posts on “AI” on LinkedIn, I have come to the revelation that we are living in the “era of shallow thinking”. And it is this problem that is holding us back from doing more “profound” things in computer science.
NLP Blockchain Harnesses Humans, Not Text
Northeastern University is launching an innovative, zero-credit course that leverages blockchain technology and the rule-based programming language NLP++ to build a decentralized, human-driven natural language processing ecosystem.
A New Vocabulary to Replace “AI”
David de Hilster is on the warpath. He is tired of all the “hype” vocabulary used in “AI”. Find out how he plans to change this with simple word changes.
The AI Con: An Atomic Truth Bomb for AI
Before you panic and spend $1995 on that “Prompt Engineering” class, read this book. It will not only save you lots of money, but it will save two of the most important things you have: your time and your sanity.
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 textbook on NLP++ entitled: “Rule-Based NLP with NLP++”. They are looking to have the book ready by fall 2025 in time to be used by RVCE University which is planning […]