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Products that do what Plain English to Code API does
Skip the regex docs. Describe it, get working code back.
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Extract web data into structured JSON, no scraper required.
Jun 2026
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I played around with GPT-3 to build this demo. Select a public BigQuery dataset and describe your query in natural English, then edit the generated SQL as needed and execute it. https://app.tabbydata.com/sql-assistant-demo
2021
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My book titled "Python re(gex)?" is free to download through this weekend [1][2] The book covers both 're' and 'regex' modules, has plenty of examples and chapters also have cheatsheets and exercises. Code snippets, exercises, sample chapters, etc are available on GitHub repo [3] I used pandoc+xelatex [4] to generate the pdf. [1] https://gumroad.com/l/py_regex [2] https://leanpub.com/py_regex [3] https://github.com/learnbyexample/py_regular_expressions [4]…
2019
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hi hn, today I'm open sourcing a new SQL-like query language that's built for the web. it has dedicated syntax for request, parsers, selectors, and javascript snippets... it was built on nodejs with the incredible moo lexer and nearley parser. if you're a fan of regular expressions, do I have some code to show you! the website is mostly just a few examples and a playground where you can write & run (& share!) your own queries. there's also an introductory blog post where i try but ultimately fail to justify why this should be its own language and not a library/framework. enjoy!
2024 · getlang.dev
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What do I mean by plain English? I mean there's no source code, no programming language. Just plain English "compiled" and CI/CDed into "production" at https://nie.avoguard.com/. Why did I build this? Just for fun. I wanted to see how close to a production-ready code can an LLM generate, and what would it take to actually take it into production. With today's technology, could an English speaker write a web server without knowing much about software engineering? See the "source plain English" for details of how detailed the instructions need to be to produce something…
2024 · github.com
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Explain Code App works with SQL, a popular language for querying databases. You can tell Explain Code App what you want in plain language, and the app will generate the matching SQL code for you. https://www.explaincode.app
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2018 · github.com
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Hey HN, I built rawkit.dev, a collection of browser-based developer utilities. No ads, no signups, no tracking. Everything processes client-side — your data never touches a server. The tools: - JSONForge: JSON editor with tree/graph views, diff, transform, JQ-style queries, format conversion - SQLSandbox: SQLite via WASM — import CSVs, write SQL, join across files - Regexplorer: Regex builder with live matching, plain English mode,nmulti-language export - SiftLog: Log file viewer with auto-detection, severity filtering, regex search, timeline - Tabulate: CSV/TSV viewer with…
Feb 2026 · rawkit.dev
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What's your tool chain for data and document processing? - jq is great, but limited to JSON; and jQuery limited to HTML; templating systems get messy for non-trivial logic; TypeScript lacks pattern matching and schema support. So I built Lambda — an expressive functional language that combines the power of Lisp, TypeScript, and many DSLs like jq, jQuery, RelaxNG, etc. It has a lightweight 9 MB runtime, built from scratch in C/C++, that provides an end-to-end document processing pipeline (parse → validate/query/transform → layout → render/view). Internally, Lambda parse…
Mar 2026 · github.com
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You can enter strings to match/not match and the generator will spit out an according regex. It's not 100% accurate, but I feel like this could still be useful in at least getting a starting point when initially trying to make a regex?
2023 · regexgo.com
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Hey HN! I built TNX API to make working with databases as simple as asking a question in plain English. What it does: - You write a natural language prompt (e.g., "List products with price > 20 USD") - Our system turns it into SQL and runs it - You get actual results, optionally visualized - Your data stays private – nothing is stored, the AI doesn‘t see it, and the API forgets immediately after replying Why I made this: Writing SQL for routine questions is https://www.tnxapi.com/UI/login.php still a blocker for many teams. I wanted a privacy-first, plug-and-play API that…
2025 · tnxapi.com
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