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Algolian here -- We were rolling out a new version of the HN search but accidentally swapped over the DNS before we were ready. I've got a group of folks over
by chuckmeyer 3y ago
Algolian here -- We were rolling out a new version of the HN search but accidentally swapped over the DNS before we were ready.
I've got a group of folks over here working to restore the search. Sorry for the downtime, but it's nice to know the search is useful to so many!
- joshmanders 3y agoThanks for being on top of this. I just came to the site to search for something and noticed no DNS found, then saw this post on the front page!
- caprock 3y agoOut of curiosity, what functionality is forthcoming with the new version?
- chuckmeyer 3y agoIt's mostly a tech-stack update, but it resolves some longstanding edge cases in the search UI as well. I'll try to get a changelog when we have it up and running.
- rolph 3y agothanks for the answer, there are some here that seem to have problems with questions, about why, the update. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37822329 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37822329 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37822423 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37822423 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37822897 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37822897 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37823190 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37823190
- swores 3y agoI would guess it's not that people have "problems with questions", but are downvoting you for one or both of a) using multiple comments to ask the same question, and b) coming across as using a badgering tone, sounding entitled and complaining when you're talking to people who provide a free service to you, and acting like they owe you a comment reply rather than waiting for the change log they've said will be released when they're ready.
- rolph 3y agothanks for the answer. there seem to be assumptions >>coming across as using a badgering tone, sounding entitled and complaining when you're talking to people who provide a free service to you<< but your answer is genuinely more informative, and intellectually mature than a DV based on assumption of bad faith + it probably would have been usefull to let HN know that a maintainence cycle was incipient, this entire submission would probably not exist, and no left field attributions made.
- natebc 3y agohugops engaged, thanks for your efforts running that for us!
- splines_tines 3y agoSurprised to see from your LinkedIn that you are US based. I thought from browsing Algolia's hiring page the other day that they're strictly European. Are they nixing all US-based roles now to cut costs? https://www.algolia.com/careers/ https://www.algolia.com/careers/
- unixhero 3y agoHe doesn't need to answer that question
- splines_tines 3y agoI never said he did. Everyone is welcome to answer or not answer any question posed to them by strangers over the internet. I'm just curious and probably won't have a better opportunity to ask. It wasn't intended to be hostile
- chuckmeyer 3y agoNope -- we're global. Paris, Sydney, SF, London, Austin, NYC, Belarus -- and lots of remote rolls. Send me a resume if you're looking!
- pgt 3y agoI use it all the time :)
- eigenvalue 3y agoOne of the best features of the site. Thanks for your service.
- rolph 3y agowhat does algolia search do now that it didnt do before; what does it no longer do; and how does this version change influence UX on HN ? How does this stand to benefit algolia ? i for one, was having no problems with the search, what made this nessecary ?
- throwaway11004 3y agoThe HN search is a demo/advertisement of Algolia search engine that they run for free. They can update it even if you didn't need any updates.
- rolph 3y agoso what i want to know in basic language is, why was the update nessecary? security holes? new features? new shiny version, is better by default? previous version was deficient with respect to 'modern' tech?
- JdeBP 3y agoYou are erroneously assuming that the update was for reasons visible to end users like you. I am sure that Hacker News commenters are a vast mine of "Well, one day we were updating to the new machine to finally get rid of the one with the knackered RAID controller …" type anecdotes illustrating not only the other reasons that upgrades happen but also what can occur when they are performed.
- rolph 3y ago>>You are erroneously assuming that the update was for reasons visible to end users like you.<< asking about something, is not assuming it is true. asking is about receiving information to clarify murk. there are a lot of others comments, that are accusations of bad faith, and seem to be doing well.
- teruakohatu 3y ago> it's nice to know the search is useful to so many! I use it every few days. It's exceptionally useful. Thank you for providing it.
- NKosmatos 3y agoThanks for providing the search functionality. I always use it before submitting something, in case someone else has already posted it recently. @dang It would be great if this duplicate search functionality was embedded in the HN submission form ;-)
- lolinder 3y agoIt actually is, for exact URL matches: if you try to submit a URL that has a recent exact match, it will just redirect you to that submission instead of creating a new one.
- ehsankia 3y agoDoes it do any URL cleaning, removing fragments, maybe normalizing shortlinks?
- lolinder 3y agoNo idea, I haven't ever intentionally tried to break it, I've just noticed it redirect me sometimes. I always clean my own links before attempting to submit.
- nubinetwork 3y agoExcept when it doesn't and people submit the same link several times a week
- pierat 3y agoIt's ALWAYS dns :D
- malkia 3y agoThat's how I learned about Algolia!
- __rito__ 3y ago> "it's nice to know the search is useful to so many!" Well, this is basically how I do all my reading (books) now. See: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37761636 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37761636 I also search here before I start learning something new. Resources recommended on HN are almost always great!
- chhabraamit 3y agotell me more about your searching process here
- atonse 3y agoIt is very useful, I use it at least once a week. I even use it for more organic product research. “What have people on HN said about _____ over the years?”
- tamimio 3y ago> Algolian here Is that just a way to identify you are affiliated with it or do you guys actually call yourselves algolians inside the company? Nonetheless, good work on the update and fixing it.
- Rumel57 3y agoYes we call ourselves Algolians within the company.