4 ms·

Does search actually uses the same platform as the rest of Google?

• klodolph 6y ago
  From what I understand, "mostly". Depends on what you mean by "platform". A couple key differences--search runs at a higher level of redundancy than most other services. And, importantly, it can run very well at reduced capacity. For example, if you type a search in the homepage or address bar, you start getting suggestions instantaneously. Think about this... if Google decided to only give you suggestions every second keypress, or every third keypress, would you really notice?
  • dodobirdlord 6y ago
    Moreover, writes are hard, reads are easy, and everywhere that a write needs to happen when a user does a search can fail gracefully. If this search doesn’t end up in your search history, or doesn’t show an ad, or doesn’t contribute to your future personalization then oh well, you’ll never notice.