Between 1998 and 2001, Amnon Meyers and David de Hilster created their “Dream Programming Language” for natural language<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb title=”David de Hilster” image=”https:\/\/nlp.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DaviddeHilsterJan2025Close.jpg” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]
Co-creator of NLP++ and creator of VisualText<\/p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb title=”Amnon Meyers” image=”https:\/\/nlp.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AmnonMeyersSquare.png” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]
Co-creator of NLP++ and creator of the NLP Engine and Conceptual Grammar<\/p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.95)” background_image=”https:\/\/nlp.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0-2c7c29db-fe1a-467f-b46f-9ed99fbb036e-2352×1176.jpg” background_blend=”overlay” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_heading title=”Based on a Cognitive Model” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”|700|||||||” title_text_align=”center” title_font_size=”41px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”24px” global_colors_info=”{}”]
NLP++ is based on a cognitive model of how humans read and understand text. The programming language allows coders to concentrate on task at hand without having to worry about the programming language – something that without NLP++ is not possible.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,1_4,1_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb title=”Tree of Structure” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||divi||400″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#8300E9″ global_colors_info=”{}”]
Text has structure including phrases, dates, times, headers, sentences, paragraphs, tables, etc.<\/p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb title=”Pipeline” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||fa||900″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#8300E9″ global_colors_info=”{}”]
The analyzer sequence builds the text tree structure from the ground up into larger and larger components.<\/p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb title=”Rules & Functions” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||fa||900″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#8300E9″ global_colors_info=”{}”]
Noam Chomsky showed that human language is rule-based and NLP++ has powerful functions and rule system for text.<\/p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb title=”Knowledge” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||fa||900″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#8300E9″ global_colors_info=”{}”]
Knowledge and language are intertwined and necessary for understanding language and text like we humans.<\/p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.84)” background_image=”https:\/\/nlp.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/BrainElectric-scaled.jpg” background_blend=”overlay” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_heading title=”Visualizing with VisualText” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”|700|||||||” title_text_align=”center” title_font_size=”41px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_heading][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”27px” text_line_height=”1.1em” global_colors_info=”{}”]
The human brain is bad at logic but good at visualizing. VisualText allows for the visualization of text processing which is hard for humans.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_icon font_icon=”||fa||900″ icon_width=”179px” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_icon][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb title=”Bad at Math” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||fa||900″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#8300E9″ global_colors_info=”{}”]
Human brains are not good at math and logic.<\/p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb title=”Bad at Language Processing” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||fa||900″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#8300E9″ global_colors_info=”{}”]
When it comes to humans writing programs that read and understand text, our human brains are not proficient at keeping track of all the complexites.<\/p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb title=”Using Our Visual Acuity” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||fa||900″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#8300E9″ global_colors_info=”{}”]
VisualText allows users to “see” how NLP++ is processing text and makes developing text analyzers possible.<\/p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_color=”off” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”rgba(94,94,94,0.61) 0%|#000000 100%” background_image=”https:\/\/nlp.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/NLPppRuleTree.png” background_blend=”overlay” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_heading title=”Governing the Code” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”|700|||||||” title_text_align=”center” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” title_font_size=”47px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#D6D6D6″ text_font_size=”24px” global_colors_info=”{}”]
Meyers and de Hilster are looking to the foundation to continue their work on the NLP Engine and VisualText well into the future.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||37px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb title=”NLP Engine” url=”https:\/\/github.com\/VisualText\/nlp-engine” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||fa||900″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#EDF000″ global_colors_info=”{}”]
The NLP Engine is the machine that runs the NLP Blockchain and the Great Digital Migration<\/span><\/a> and must be maintained and enhanced as the community grows.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb title=”VisualText” url=”https:\/\/vscode.visualtext.org” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||fa||900″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#EDF000″ global_colors_info=”{}”] VisualText is the tool that coders use in order to create the data and algorithms in the Great Digital Migration<\/a><\/span> and must grow with the community.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_section]\n