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Thanks. This problem should start going away now. I just added Bing as a live backup, so if I find nothing through my various indexes/channels, it should back f

Thanks. This problem should start going away now. I just added Bing as a live backup, so if I find nothing through my various indexes/channels, it should back fill with a modified Bing call.

altano 17y ago
Why did you choose Bing?
- epi0Bauqu 17y ago
  Because I'm already using BOSS for some things and it will probably become Bing at some point. I'm open to others.
- dotBen 17y ago
  You would be surprised but the choie of SaaS search APIs is really small -- even if you are prepared to pay. Yahoo BOSS (which probably will disappear when Yahoo pulls out of search) and Bing API, basically. I don't believe Ask has an API. This is a current issue for projects I am working on
  - epi0Bauqu 17y ago
    Ask does have an API. It's just not open to the public, but is accessible via private agreement.
johnfn 17y ago
I have to say, I'm really impressed by how accessible you are. I mentioned a problem on a Reddit thread a while back and you fixed it immediately as well. Keep doing what you're doing, and don't forget about the little guys when you get big :)
- epi0Bauqu 17y ago
  Hah, thx! I can't even begin to express how invaluable feedback has been. I of course want to respond quickly, but it also has the benefit of getting a larger conversation started.
  - devin 17y ago
    I was quite surprised the other day when someone committing to one of my projects mentioned that they had contacted you about a !clojure search option that does syntax search "better". As a developer, your accessibility is something I value in a product/project/service. Companies talk about being "agile", but all that means a lot of the time is that they respond with incremental improvement and encourage feedback, only to stonewall most of its momentum throughout the process. Kudos again. Love your work.

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Thanks. This problem should start going away now. I just added Bing as a live backup, so if I find nothing through my various indexes/channels, it should back f

by epi0Bauqu 17y ago

Thanks. This problem should start going away now. I just added Bing as a live backup, so if I find nothing through my various indexes/channels, it should back fill with a modified Bing call.

altano 17y ago
Why did you choose Bing?
- epi0Bauqu 17y ago
  Because I'm already using BOSS for some things and it will probably become Bing at some point. I'm open to others.
- dotBen 17y ago
  You would be surprised but the choie of SaaS search APIs is really small -- even if you are prepared to pay. Yahoo BOSS (which probably will disappear when Yahoo pulls out of search) and Bing API, basically. I don't believe Ask has an API. This is a current issue for projects I am working on
  - epi0Bauqu 17y ago
    Ask does have an API. It's just not open to the public, but is accessible via private agreement.
johnfn 17y ago
I have to say, I'm really impressed by how accessible you are. I mentioned a problem on a Reddit thread a while back and you fixed it immediately as well. Keep doing what you're doing, and don't forget about the little guys when you get big :)
- epi0Bauqu 17y ago
  Hah, thx! I can't even begin to express how invaluable feedback has been. I of course want to respond quickly, but it also has the benefit of getting a larger conversation started.
  - devin 17y ago
    I was quite surprised the other day when someone committing to one of my projects mentioned that they had contacted you about a !clojure search option that does syntax search "better". As a developer, your accessibility is something I value in a product/project/service. Companies talk about being "agile", but all that means a lot of the time is that they respond with incremental improvement and encourage feedback, only to stonewall most of its momentum throughout the process. Kudos again. Love your work.