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Isn't search more or less static? Docs and mail change instantly and users expect instant feedback
by catmanjan 6y ago
Isn't search more or less static? Docs and mail change instantly and users expect instant feedback
- serioussecurity 6y agoSearch handles probably an order of magnitude more changes per second than GMail+Docs combined
- aeyes 6y agoBut if the index doesn't update you won't notice.
- derefr 6y agoYeah, search isn’t an OLTP system.
- DarthGhandi 6y agoOfftopic, but it blows my mind seeing <1 min old StackOverflow comments indexed by Google search, the sheer amount of work going on behind the scenes to make that happen.
- Polylactic_acid 6y agoI'm pretty sure this only happens when the site is actively pushing updates to google via their webmaster tools. I think your sites importance would also impact how fast google indexes it.
- judge2020 6y agoDidn't realize this was a thing: https://developers.google.com/search/docs/guides/submit-URLs https://developers.google.com/search/docs/guides/submit-URLs Although I'm not sure if this is what stack exchange actually uses or if there's some private API for big partners.
- jeffbee 6y agoI pretty strongly doubt that the arrival rate of new docs at search is an order of magnitude greater than that at Gmail.