Regex is a powerful – yet overlooked – tool in search and data analysis. With just a single line, you can automate what would otherwise take dozens of lines of code. Short for “regular expression,” ...

Some say a set of regular expressions comprises a domain-specific language, or DSL; essentially, a mini-programming language. A full-blown programming language like Java or Python can do many things, ...

Natural language processing (NLP) is one of the most important frontiers in software. The basic idea—how to consume and generate human language effectively—has been an ongoing effort since the dawn of ...

It wasn’t too long ago that talking to a computer and having it not only understand, but speak back, was confined to the realm of science fiction, like that of the shipboard computers of Star Trek.

Natural language processing libraries, including NLTK, spaCy, Stanford CoreNLP, Gensim and TensorFlow, provide pre-built tools for processing and analyzing human language. Natural language processing ...

Are you intrigued by the fascinating realm of human-computer interaction? Perhaps, you’ve found yourself wondering how technologies like Siri or Alexa understand your speech and respond almost like a ...

Ernie Smith is a former contributor to BizTech, an old-school blogger who specializes in side projects, and a tech history nut who researches vintage operating systems for fun. Combining computing ...