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> What is a language server? > A language server is a specialized program that processes language-related tasks. This includes activities like text generation,
by marcellus23 3y ago
> What is a language server?
> A language server is a specialized program that processes language-related tasks. This includes activities like text generation, grammar correction, rephrasing, summarization, data extraction, and more.
This confused me initially. I've never heard language server in this context. To me, it has always been in the context of the LSP[0]. But maybe this is a common usage of the term and I've just missed it?
Even if so, it seems like an odd term, since this is a self-contained desktop application and not really a server, right?
0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_Server_Protocol https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_Server_Protocol
- cztomsik 3y agoNo, you are right, it's a new term I made up. The idea is that I see this as a RAD tool (for non-programmers). So you would have this app open all the time and it would serve different tasks you have prepared before. But that part is not finished yet and it will be limited in the free version.
- CharlesW 3y ago> …it's a new term I made up. On the bright side, now that you know what a language server is, you can rename your thing so it can be searched for.
- duskwuff 3y agoNow I'm imagining a natural-language language server -- a plugin for text editors which can provide services like text completion and transformations in plain text documents based on an underlying LLM. Why let programming languages have all the fun? :)