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Article summary: Grep is too slow for a search engine, ElasticSearch didn't work, they are using indexes and sharding. A better starting point if you are inter
by matt_heimer 4y ago
Article summary: Grep is too slow for a search engine, ElasticSearch didn't work, they are using indexes and sharding.
A better starting point if you are interested seems to be https://github.blog/2023-02-06-the-technology-behind-githubs-new-code-search/ https://github.blog/2023-02-06-the-technology-behind-githubs...
- alimbada 4y ago> A better starting point if you are interested seems to be https://github.blog/2023-02-06-the-technology-behind-githubs https://github.blog/2023-02-06-the-technology-behind-githubs... Thank you. Anything is better than a snarky Register article. I've avoided them like the plague for years now.